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Policy development contracts

UK public sector · 88 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
88
Last 12 months
Median contract
£62k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£39.0m
82 of 86 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
52
Suppliers
78

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most policy development contracts took 15% of them (13 of 88).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £62k, is 23% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 33, or 38% of the total.

Who buys policy development

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

  1. 1Department for Business and Trade6 contracts
  2. 2Department of Health and Social Care4 contracts
  3. 3Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)4 contracts
  4. 4Department for Transport4 contracts
  5. 5West Midlands Combined Authority4 contracts
  6. 6Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 contracts
  7. 7Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government3 contracts
  8. 8Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)3 contracts
  9. 9NHS England3 contracts
  10. 10Environment Agency3 contracts

Top policy development contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Arup4 contracts
  2. 2KPMG3 contracts
  3. 3NHS Confederation2 contracts
  4. 4PA Consulting2 contracts
  5. 5Constellia2 contracts
  6. 6Public.io2 contracts
  7. 7Metro Dynamics2 contracts
  8. 8THE POLICE FOUNDATION2 contracts
  9. 9Yellow Wood Energy Consulting Ltd1 contract
  10. 10Practice Solutions Ltd1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

30Q4 2025*23Q1 202613Q2 202622Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 78 · Wales 6 · Scotland 4

London33West Midlands9Wales6Yorkshire and The Humber4South East3North West2South West2Scotland2North East1East of England1UK-wide or not stated25

What is included

Expert advice to develop, test and recommend policy and strategy options for a public body, including policy research to inform recommendations and regulatory policy development.

  • Expert policy advice panels
  • Policy strategy development with recommendations
  • Policy and regulatory development and implementation advice
  • Policy development support for smaller public and social bodies
  • Independent advisers to national policy and reform reviews

What is not included

Often bought by the same buyers