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It assurance contracts

UK public sector · 56 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
56
Last 12 months
Median contract
£62k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£25.5m
54 of 55 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
41
Suppliers
46

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most it assurance contracts took 27% of them (15 of 56).
  • The median contract, £62k, is 44% below the median across it & software contracts (£110k).
  • Ministry of Defence awarded 7% of the it assurance contracts (4 of 56).

Who buys it assurance

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

  1. 1Ministry of Defence4 contracts
  2. 2MOD Corsham3 contracts
  3. 3NHS England3 contracts
  4. 4NHS Business Services Authority2 contracts
  5. 5NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit2 contracts
  6. 6Financial Conduct Authority2 contracts
  7. 7Ofgem2 contracts
  8. 8Government Actuary's Department2 contracts
  9. 9Scottish Government2 contracts
  10. 10National Records of Scotland2 contracts

Top it assurance contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Qi Consulting6 contracts
  2. 2Hand & Millar Management Consulting3 contracts
  3. 3Capgemini2 contracts
  4. 4Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited2 contracts
  5. 5Apira Ltd2 contracts
  6. 6Rapid Enterprise Solutions Limited1 contract
  7. 7Deloitte1 contract
  8. 8Ingenium Biometric Laboratories1 contract
  9. 9NTT DATA UK1 contract
  10. 10McKinsey & Company1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

12Q4 2025*14Q1 202611Q2 202619Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 47 · Scotland 9

London13South West9South East4Scotland4North East3East of England2North West1East Midlands1UK-wide or not stated19

What is included

Independent checks on technology investments, programmes and platforms: approvals and assurance for major programmes, spot-check assessments of IT spend and cost monitoring, and platform health checks with recommendations.

  • Programme approvals and assurance leads
  • Independent assessment of digital and technology investments and cost monitoring
  • Platform assessments and best-practice health checks
  • Design authority and technical assurance roles
  • Clinical safety assurance for health IT to DCB0129 and DCB0160: clinical safety officer support, hazard logs and safety cases

What is not included

  • Running the programme (see IT programme and project management)
  • Setting technology direction (see Digital and IT strategy)
  • Network and infrastructure reviews by network specialists (see Network and connectivity consultancy)
  • Accessibility compliance audits (see Digital accessibility auditing and testing)
  • Security testing and audit: another family: cyber security

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