Kainos Software Limited

Large enterpriseIT servicesUK · BelfastCompany No. NI019370

Kainos Software Limited is a UK limited company, based in Belfast, incorporated in 1986. Has won 245 UK public-sector contracts worth £1.2bn across 92 buyers, primarily DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and IT services work.

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Active contracts

▲ 1 new award (30d)

Contracted (12m)

£210.3m

▲ 86% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

£96.2m

▲ 32% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

13%

DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 32% of revenue.

DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

£156.1m

13%

NHS England

£118.2m

10%

Crown Commercial Service

£100.1m

NHS Business Services Authority

£88.8m

Ministry of Justice

£79.3m

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Driver Services Platform Digital Delivery	DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency	Direct contract	£73.0m	29 Aug 2025	active
Digital Capability for Health	Crown Commercial Service	Shared contract	£66.7m lot total · 12 suppliers	15 Jan 2021	expired
Digital Partner	OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)	Direct contract	£60.0m	22 Mar 2024	active
Defra Digital Delivery	DEFRA	Direct contract	£54.5m	01 Jun 2021	expired
DDAP Enablement Partner	Ministry of Defence	Direct contract	£50.0m	13 Dec 2024	active
Digital Prevention Services - Emerging & Cross Cutting	NHS England	Framework call off	£45.2m ceiling · ~£45.2m share	05 Sept 2025	active
Digital UEC Transformation Delivery	NHS England	Framework call off	£37.4m ceiling · ~£37.4m share	14 Aug 2024	active
Digital Transformation Partner	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	Direct contract	£36.2m	28 Feb 2018	expired
W181135 DDaT Capability and Outcomes	NHS Business Services Authority	Direct contract	£35.0m	17 Dec 2025	active
K280021880 TTS - CI And Legislative Change	DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency	Direct contract	£35.0m	31 Mar 2023	expired
Contract Variation for Corporate Software Solutions	Crown Commercial Service	Shared contract	£32.6m lot total · 23 suppliers	03 Oct 2014	expired
Managed Service for DTS Platform Operations	Ministry of Justice	Direct contract	£26.7m	02 Sept 2024	active
Crossing the Border - Border Platforms	Home Office	Direct contract	£25.9m	04 Dec 2025	active
DfT BODS/ABODS Service	DfTc - Department for Transport	Direct contract	£25.0m	20 Oct 2025	active
MOT Digital Delivery - Extension	DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency	Framework call off	£24.0m ceiling · ~£24.0m share	31 Mar 2026	active

Kainos Software Limited

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 245 total · 71 active · 169 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

Category mix — CPV divisions

Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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