Quick answer — ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZLast refreshed 21 May 2026

At a glance

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ has awarded £383.0m across 110 suppliers, with 92 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 18% · 0 open notices now · 13 awards in last 90 d (£11.3m) · SME share 33% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration18%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share33%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d13

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 144 published notices and 144 awards on PublicSupply.

144
Notices published
144
Awards
110
Suppliers engaged
2024
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£113.4m
12 m spend
£252.3m
Prior 12 m
-55%
YoY change
£115k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£20m£40m£60m£80mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

13

£11.3m

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified144 · £383.0m

Instrument type

contract144 · £383.0m
Source:Contracts Finder: 144

Awarded contracts · 92 live

All contracts with a published award notice where ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
BDUK Provision of Software ModulesBoxxe Limited48000000£625k21 May 2026active
HR - DESNZ - AI Business Analyst ApprenticeshipQA Limited80500000£540k22 Apr 2026active
CSP26469 DG Offsite Design and FacilitationResponsible Leadership Foundation Limited79952000£30k06 May 2026active
DDaT25446 - Statistical Analysis Software licencesSAS Software Limited72000000£51k15 Apr 2026active
DDaT26244 Data Architecture ServicesESYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED72000000£600k20 Apr 2026active
ICS Outplacement ServicesHays Specialist Recruitment Limited79000000£357k13 Apr 2026active
DDaT26124 - Energy Label Generator ServiceFivium Limited72310000£37k31 Mar 2026active
DDaT25577 - Provision of File Sharing & Collaboration software licensesSoftcat Plc72260000£14k10 Apr 2026active
PS26055 - Content Design and Editorial ServicesScroll Ltd98110000£33k30 Mar 2026active
DDaT25445 - Renewal of Disclosure Management Licences 2026INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD48000000£73k04 Mar 2026active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
AM
1 contract · SME · 16 Jul
£68.1m
18% of total
New
2
BS
1 contract · 02 Jun
£65.0m
17% of total
▼ 100%
3
BH
1 contract · 07 Oct
£63.0m
16% of total
▼ 100%
4
AW
3 contracts · 20 Mar22 May
£14.4m
4% of total
▼ 100%
5
UB
3 contracts · 20 Mar22 May
£14.4m
4% of total
▼ 100%
6
VM
1 contract · 20 Dec
£9.5m
2% of total
▼ 100%
7
DC
2 contracts · 28 Aug18 Mar
£8.8m
2% of total
▲ 500%
8
CU
2 contracts · 28 Mar01 Sept
£7.3m
2% of total
New
9110
···
102 other suppliers
long tail · 37 SMEs
£52.7m
14% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

IT services, software
50 contracts
£236.1m
62%
Business, legal, advisory
14 contracts
£82.0m
21%
Software packages, IT
49 contracts
£33.0m
9%
R&D services
8 contracts
£10.4m
3%
Postal, telecoms
1 contract
£9.5m
2%
Office equipment, IT
6 contracts
£8.6m
2%
Health & social work
2 contracts
£1.3m
0%
Education, training
8 contracts
£1.0m
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
IT services, software
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
Business, legal, advisory
68
2
1
0
0
Software packages, IT
0
0
9
0
0
8
0
0
1
R&D services
0
3
0
0
Postal, telecoms
Office equipment, IT
1
8
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

33%
SME supplier share
target 33%
47
SME award rows
3
VCSE award rows
110
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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