# Department for Culture, Media and Sport: UK public-sector contract awards > A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices. ## Key facts - Awards: 527 - Known award value: £69,672,635 - Distinct contract winners: 300 - First award: 1 January 2015 - Latest award: 28 July 2026 ## Top contract winners - [Alma economics](/contract-winners/alma-economics/public-sector-contract-awards): 17 awards - [ipsos Market Research](/contract-winners/ipsos-market-research/public-sector-contract-awards): 13 awards - [Frontier Economics Limite](/contract-winners/frontier-economics/public-sector-contract-awards): 13 awards - [Robertson bell](/contract-winners/robertson-bell/public-sector-contract-awards): 13 awards - [DELOITTE LLP](/contract-winners/deloitte/public-sector-contract-awards): 12 awards ## Contract awards ### [Know your Neighbourhood additional research](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1eac903d-9ef5-4c06-b2c0-46eef265f215) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Economic Research Services Ltd · £45,400 · 10 December 2025 · awarded ### [Youth Sector Provision: Quality and Measurement](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-860c0488-de31-40cd-8688-4325aa8e0039) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Alma Economics · £277,300 · 4 December 2025 · awarded ### [DCMS Infrastructure & Growth](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4d05dccc-6906-4894-b425-257270d9927b) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Frontier Economics Limited · £116,500 · 5 January 2026 · awarded ### [Executive Search Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3422540a-c1c4-4258-a9f1-a1f493a089fa) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Gatenby Sanderson Limited · £16,500 · 5 January 2026 · awarded ### [Public Attitudes Research](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-941c37ad-33a1-4dcb-95e0-7542108c1933) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Alma Economics · £157,683 · 2 January 2026 · awarded ### [DSE Assessment Tool](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ee26d777-22be-4665-8be9-8cb9c4d24a95) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ideagen Technology Limited · £21,128 · 31 August 2025 · awarded ### [Employee Benefits](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cc39a899-777b-4c96-b88e-e5822ea33483) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Reward Gateway \(UK\) Ltd · £40,000 · 19 December 2025 · awarded ### [DCMS Analytical Research](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f1cdd9cd-b9cd-401c-a862-88a88d7f5e52) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ipsos \(Market research\) Ltd · £2,000,000 · 18 December 2025 · awarded ### [Soft power evidence review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-82d625d0-7701-4068-a734-a4482cf32bb6) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ipsos \(Market Research\) Ltd · £131,700 · 27 November 2025 · awarded ### [DCMS R&D Programme Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ba4dc204-d2f7-46f5-8f4b-7b2bbee48211) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · SQW Ltd · £83,469 · 3 December 2025 · awarded ### [Audio Market Assessment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5d960c49-4fa1-4015-8049-1994f6bfa7e1) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Frontier Economics Limited · £99,000 · 27 November 2025 · awarded ### [Value of regional TV production](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6f242d14-950c-46aa-8d7a-5f56aebc9a2f) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Oliver and Ohlbaum · £67,100 · 25 November 2025 · awarded ### [Parkrun Practice Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3ef68a6a-b6d3-4722-b363-04f873927bbd) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Frontier Economics Limited · £160,780 · 11 December 2025 · awarded ### [Quantifying the value of EU touring for UK artists](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4d52f14e-22bd-475e-b57e-57264b7c8702) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ipsos \(Market Research\) Ltd · £63,408 · 10 December 2025 · awarded ### [Travel and accommodation services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b9366c36-e76f-4672-acd1-d8693a5d9326) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Corporate Travel Management \(North\) Limited · £1,800,000 · 31 October 2025 · awarded ### [Lead creative and strategy agency](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f6d2f675-13fd-41e9-b22a-64a1880f10ec) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Freud Communications Ltd · £1,600,000 · 23 October 2025 · awarded ### [AI SWOT Research for DCMS Sectors](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1e71e49-72e8-4630-ac21-d3606da670e8) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Technopolis Limited · £163,363 · 12 November 2025 · awarded ### [Understanding the Value of Spectrum Currently used for Digital Terrestrial TV](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-27a3b3b2-3e71-48c8-b55c-d43fbb7ebc6c) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Analysis Mason Limited · £158,373 · 5 November 2025 · awarded ### [Women's Sport](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-159d350e-9c3b-4360-b882-b166466ef99c) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · WPI Economics · £68,269 · 26 September 2025 · awarded ### [Hosting services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-54c8b039-f0d4-43f4-92db-7d6824f43171) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · XMA Limited · £28,386 · 23 September 2025 · awarded ### [PSB Social Value Research](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3ea8dea9-72b6-4151-a78d-5faaf5557892) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Alma Economics Ltd · £347,500 · 23 September 2025 · awarded ### [Journalist Safety research Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4419c6b4-734c-4b7f-bc11-1097415a9b1c) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Alma Economics Ltd · £96,025 · 26 September 2025 · awarded ### [Trinity Chapel Litigation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-608f6f52-6dff-46d4-9b69-21a62df404f1) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Shakespeare Martineau · £10,000 · 29 August 2025 · awarded ### [Million Hours Fund Phase 3 Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6eb5e303-c524-440a-a953-1c7e61009133) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · RSM UK Consulting LLP · £416,606 · 21 August 2025 · awarded ### [Better Youth Spaces Fund Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5e594161-6892-4cb7-a7ed-5310299e4d3e) Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ipsos \(market research\) Limited · £340,025 · 6 August 2025 · awarded 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