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Why public-sector contracts

How government contracts help you grow

Public buyers spend at scale, pay on set terms and award work that can run for years. Here is what that can mean for your sales and cashflow.

01 Market size

A very large market, every year

£461bn

was spent on UK public-sector procurement in 2025-26: goods, works and services bought by councils, the NHS, schools, housing bodies and central government.

Source: HM Treasury, Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, tables 5.5 and 5.6 (GOV.UK). Gross current plus capital procurement, 2025-26 outturn; includes purchases between public bodies.

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04 SME opportunity

Built to open doors for smaller firms

LotsBuyers must consider splitting contracts into lots, or explain why not.
Fewer barriersBuyers must have regard to the barriers SMEs face and consider how to reduce them.
SME spend targetsCentral government departments must set a three-year target for direct spend with SMEs, from 1 April 2025, and publish results each year.
One place to lookOpportunities are published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, both searchable in our free tender search.

Sources: Procurement Act 2023, s.18 duty to consider lots and s.12(4) (legislation.gov.uk); Cabinet Office, PPN 001: SME and VCSE procurement spend targets (GOV.UK, 2025).

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Your bid-writing team, ready when you need it

Bidding in-house ties up your best people and puts deadlines at risk. Hand it to a proven team and keep your staff focused on delivering the work you win.

† Figures based on bids West Gate submitted and contracts awarded in 2025.

Less risk, less workloadWe take the research, writing, coordination and deadline pressure off your in-house team.
A proven teamA 90%+ win rate† and £650m+ in UK contracts secured in 2025†.
Scales with your pipelineFrom a single bid to a steady run of tenders, we flex with your workload.
Specialist writers plus our technologyExperienced public-sector bid writers, backed by our own bid technology.
Deadlines and compliance handledWe plan back from the deadline and check every requirement, word limit and attachment.