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96 DNS hosting tenders and contracts, 20 this year.

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£56k
  • Contracts a month2.1
  • Won by SMEs45%
  • Renewing in 6 months16
  • Frameworks and DPSs1
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533432London 558320

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51 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest DNS hosting contracts awarded

  1. Awarded21 Jul 2026
    Domain name management
    Leeds City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Safenames Ltd
    £20k
  2. Awarded17 Jul 2026
    SolidServer DDI Renewal (2026 - 2028)
    Met Office · South WestWon by Specialist Computer Centres (SCC)
    £94k
  3. Awarded3 Jun 2026
    Domain Name Service (DNS) Solution
    BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · LondonWon by IBM
    £1.1m
  4. Awarded7 May 2026
    Akamai FASTDNS Renewal 2026-29
    Met Office · South WestWon by Softcat
    £15k
  5. Awarded24 Mar 2026
    Infoblox Hardware, Maintenance and support
    Sheffield Hallam University · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Khipu Networks Limited
    £390k
  6. Awarded10 Mar 2026
    BlueCat
    University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by IP-Performance Ltd
    £24k
  7. Awarded1 Feb 2026
    PSN DNS
    City of Lincoln Council · East MidlandsWon by Nominet
  8. Awarded13 Jan 2026
    GB-Newcastle upon Tyne: InfoBlox Universal DDI (UDDI) Solution, 23/01/26 - 22/01/29
    Northumbria University · North EastWon by Vizst Technology Ltd
    £188k
  9. Awarded18 Dec 2025
    Provision of Laptops for NWSSP
    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Insight and 3 more
  10. Awarded10 Nov 2025
    DNS, DHCP and IP Addressing (DDI)
    Wyre Forest District Council · West MidlandsWon by Vizst Technology Ltd
    £41k

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Nominet won the most DNS hosting contracts

It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsCentral governmentEducationPolice, fire and rescueNHS and healthOther buyers
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Nominet
North East · SME · See every contract
37£9.5m34
2 IP-Performance Ltd
South West · SME · See every contract
3£140k1
3jointVizst Technology Ltd
North East · SME · See every contract
2£229k2
3jointBT
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
2Not published2
5jointBytes Software Services
South East · See every contract
1£1.2m1
5jointIBM
London · See every contract
1£1.1m1
5jointKhipu Networks Limited
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
1£390k1
5jointSpecialist Computer Centres (SCC)
South West · See every contract
1£94k1
5jointCNS Security
See every contract
1£25k1
5jointSafenames Ltd
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
1£20k1

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Who buys

45 buyers awarded DNS hosting contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils12 contractsCentral government19 contractsEducation5 contractsPolice, fire and rescue3 contractsNHS and health1 contractUnder £100k31 contracts · median £15k£100k to £1m6 contracts · median £201k£1m or more3 contracts · median £1.2m
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5 buyers bought DNS hosting more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many DNS hosting contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

40 buyers1 contract4 buyers2 contracts1 buyer3 or 4 contracts0 buyers5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many DNS hosting contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsCentral governmentEducationPolice, fire and rescueNHS and healthOther buyers
£1k£10k£100k£1m£10m123DNS hosting contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLHome OfficeUniversity Hospitals Sus…Department for Work and…University of the West o…Stockton-on-Tees Borough…Middlesbrough Council

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation
See every contract
3£140k
2Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
See every contract
2£118k
3Met Office
See every contract
2£108k
4Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
See every contract
2£11k
5Middlesbrough Council
See every contract
2£3k
6Home Office
See every contract
1£8m
7University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
1£1.2m
8BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
See every contract
1£1.1m
9Department for Work and Pensions
See every contract
1£572k
10Sheffield Hallam University
See every contract
1£390k

76 DNS hosting contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 102021
  2. 12022
  3. 102023
  4. 242024
  5. 232025
  6. 82026 so far
Prices

Half of DNS hosting contracts are worth less than £24k

CouncilsCentral governmentEducationPolice, fire and rescueNHS and health
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £24k
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The 10 biggest DNS hosting contracts

  1. Home OfficeNominet · 30 May 2025£8m
  2. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustBytes Software Services · 1 Apr 2025£1.2m
  3. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)IBM · 3 Jun 2026£1.1m
  4. Department for Work and PensionsNominet · 1 Dec 2024£572k
  5. Sheffield Hallam UniversityKhipu Networks Limited · 24 Mar 2026£390k
  6. Ministry of JusticeNominet · 22 Jan 2025£214k
  7. Northumbria UniversityVizst Technology Ltd · 13 Jan 2026£188k
  8. Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyNominet · 20 Nov 2024£162k
  9. Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsNominet · 3 Dec 2024£126k
  10. Met OfficeSpecialist Computer Centres (SCC) · 17 Jul 2026£94k
Renewing contracts

16 DNS hosting contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months

16 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.

Ends Jan 2027

PSN DNS Connection

Cabinet Office · 2-year contract
Held by Nominet
£21k
Ends Jan 2027

DWP Public Services Network DNS

Department for Work and Pensions · 2-year contract
Held by Nominet
£572k
DNS hosting contract for a central government bodyLondonUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
DNS hosting contract for a central government bodyUK-wide or not statedUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
DNS hosting contract for a central government bodySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
DNS hosting contract for a central government bodyUK-wide or not stated£100k to £1mEnds Jan 2027
DNS hosting contract for a central government bodyUK-wide or not stated£100k to £1mEnds Jan 2027
DNS hosting contract for a police, fire or rescue serviceEast of EnglandUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
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Where and when

The South West awards the most DNS hosting contracts. December and January are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
South West08£369k£58kIP-Performance Ltd and Nominet (3 each)University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation (3)2
North East05£201k£11kNominet (4)Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Middlesbrough Council (2 each)0
London05£1.1m£3kNominet (3)–2
South East05£1.2m£24kNominet (4)–1
East Midlands04£14k–Nominet (4)–0
North West03£18k–Nominet (3)–0
Yorkshire and the Humber03£410k–––0
West Midlands03£52k–Nominet (2)–0
Wales03£260k£84kNominet (3)–2
East of England02£52k–Nominet (2)–2
Scotland02£9k–Nominet (2)–0
Northern Ireland00Not published–––0
Often bought with DNS hosting
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Key findings
  • £56k a month

    of DNS hosting contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £67k x 0.8 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 2.1

    DNS hosting contracts are awarded in a typical month.

    51 contracts in the last 2 years.
  • 16

    DNS hosting contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.

    Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027.
  • 1

    framework or DPS is running for DNS hosting work.

    0 open to join now.
  • 45%

    of DNS hosting contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 33 award notices.

How many DNS hosting tenders and contracts are there?

Since November 2021Last 12 months
Notices published9620
Contracts awarded6610

23 DNS hosting contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 17 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 45 buyers awarded DNS hosting contracts to 14 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many DNS hosting contracts does the UK public sector award?

51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 45 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector DNS hosting contract worth?

The median is £24k, and 88% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector DNS hosting contracts?

Nominet won the most (37), and the most by value (£9.5m).

Which part of the UK awards the most DNS hosting contracts?

The South West: 8 of 51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North East (5) and London (5).

How many DNS hosting contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?

16 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 30 January 2027. Another 6 ending are one-off work.

What is included

Managed or hosted Domain Name System services that resolve names for a network or host the buyer's authoritative nameservers.

  • DNS resolution for shared public sector networks (PSN)
  • Authoritative DNS nameserver hosting
  • Managed DNS

What is not included

  • Protective DNS bought as a security control
  • Domain registration and web hosting
  • Network connectivity (see Wide area network (WAN) and site connectivity)