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Grant administration contracts

UK public sector · 97 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
97
Last 12 months
Median contract
£100k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£814m
93 of 95 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
44
Suppliers
72

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most grant administration contracts took 18% of them (17 of 97).
  • The median contract, £100k, is 25% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) awarded 15% of the grant administration contracts (15 of 97).

Who buys grant administration

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)15 contracts
  2. 2INNOVATE UK LIMITED15 contracts
  3. 3Department of Health and Social Care6 contracts
  4. 4Department for Education4 contracts
  5. 5Department for Transport4 contracts
  6. 6Department for Work and Pensions3 contracts
  7. 7Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 contracts
  8. 8Tees Valley Combined Authority3 contracts
  9. 9Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)2 contracts
  10. 10Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)2 contracts

Top grant administration contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1PwC4 contracts
  2. 2LGC4 contracts
  3. 3Spark Assessment Services Limited4 contracts
  4. 4University of Southampton3 contracts
  5. 5Ricardo Energy & Environment3 contracts
  6. 6Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  7. 7The London Community Foundation2 contracts
  8. 8EY2 contracts
  9. 9Mott MacDonald2 contracts
  10. 10Energy Saving Trust2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

11Q4 2025*12Q1 202623Q2 202651Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 90 · Wales 5 · Northern Ireland 1 · Scotland 1

London17North East8North West7South West7Yorkshire and The Humber6Wales5East of England2East Midlands1West Midlands1South East1Scotland1Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated40

What is included

Running or supporting a grant, fund or subsidy scheme on a funder's behalf: administering applications, eligibility and payments, independently appraising funding applications, and monitoring funded projects and reporting on the programme, including Innovate UK monitoring officers.

  • Challenge fund administration
  • Funding council programme management and monitoring
  • Administration of a housing subsidy pilot
  • Assessment of grant applications
  • Innovate UK monitoring officer services

What is not included

  • Assurance of the buyer's own programme (see Programme and project assurance reviews)
  • Certification of grant claims and audits of grant use (see Agreed upon procedures)
  • Programme evaluation (see Impact evaluation)
  • Business support delivered to firms (see Business mentoring)
  • Loan and equity funds for businesses (see Business finance fund management)
  • Grant management software (see it software (it.ent.grant management system))
  • Retrofit grant managing agents (see Construction & Trades)

Often bought by the same buyers