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Programme management contracts

UK public sector · 203 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
203
Last 12 months
Median contract
£147k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£185m
191 of 196 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
114
Suppliers
127

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most programme management contracts took 20% of them (40 of 203).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 20% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £147k, is 84% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 43, or 21% of the total.

Who buys programme management

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

  1. 1West Midlands Combined Authority13 contracts
  2. 2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs13 contracts
  3. 3BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL8 contracts
  4. 4Environment Agency6 contracts
  5. 5Highways England6 contracts
  6. 6UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)5 contracts
  7. 7Nuclear Restoration Services5 contracts
  8. 8NHS England4 contracts
  9. 9Department for Transport3 contracts
  10. 10Sellafield Ltd3 contracts

Top programme management contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Turner & Townsend11 contracts
  2. 2Constellia10 contracts
  3. 3Reed Talent Solutions8 contracts
  4. 4Arcadis7 contracts
  5. 5Deloitte5 contracts
  6. 6Waterman5 contracts
  7. 7AtkinsRéalis5 contracts
  8. 8Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited5 contracts
  9. 9PwC4 contracts
  10. 10Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS)4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

43Q4 2025*54Q1 202663Q2 202643Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 191 · Scotland 6 · Wales 5 · Northern Ireland 1

London43North West25West Midlands24South East15South West14East of England13Yorkshire and The Humber9North East6East Midlands6Scotland6Wales5Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated36

What is included

Consultancy that plans, manages or supports delivery of a non-IT programme or project for the buyer: PMO, programme and project managers, programme controls and roll-out support.

  • PMO and project management functions
  • Programme management contractor for an innovation programme
  • Project management for a merger or transformation
  • Programme scoping and planning
  • Project management as a service
  • Programme roll-out support

What is not included

  • Independent assurance of a programme (see Programme and project assurance reviews)
  • Construction project management (see Construction project management)
  • Capital programme management (see Capital programme management)
  • Running a grant scheme (see Grant scheme administration, appraisal and monitoring)
  • IT programme management (see it software (it.advice.it programme project management))
  • Interim project managers supplied as staff (see Recruitment & HR)

Often bought by the same buyers