Ministry of Justice

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£40,000

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

6 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

296

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

62%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3.5

Open and restricted tenders; 15% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd£502m

  1 award · 36.7% of value
• British Telecommunications Plc£189.2m

  1 award · 13.8% of value
• Service Care Solutions£122m

  1 award · 8.9% of value
• Wavemaker Limited£83.8m

  2 awards · 6.1% of value
• Hippo Digital Ltd£55.1m

  2 awards · 4% of value
• Tecknuovo Ltd£50m

  2 awards · 3.7% of value
• THE DEXTROUS WEB LTD£47.2m

  2 awards · 3.4% of value
• Version 1 Solutions Limited£40m

  1 award · 2.9% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Administration, defence and social security services58
• Industrial machinery39
• Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment36
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support17
• Education and training services17
• Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products17

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Limited competition41%
• Direct award40%
• Framework call-off11%
• Open procedure8%
• Restricted or competitive<1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: February