Department for Transport
Organisations within Department for Transport
- Active Travel England
- AIR SAFETY SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- British Transport Police
- CROSSRAIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
- EAST WEST RAIL LIMITED
- EWR
- High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
- Highways England
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- National Highways
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED
- NETWORK RAIL LIMITED
- Transport Focus
- Vehicle Certification Agency
Expenditure
Monthly
Where the money goes
Updating flow…
High-spend suppliers
By industry
Supplier sector · all time
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1
Land transport and transport via pipelines
£104752.8M
53% share
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2
Specialised construction activities
£23363.2M
12% share
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3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
£1289.2M
1% share
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4
Food and beverage service activities
£1233.6M
1% share
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5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
£664.6M
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6
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
£516.1M
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7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
£466.3M
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8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
£282.2M
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9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
£246.2M
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10
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
£209M
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11
All other industries
£1118.2M
1% share
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12
Unclassified
£62219.8M
32% share
By service area
Service area · all time
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1
DG Rail Strategy and Services Group
£41773.2M
21% share
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2
DG Public Transport and Local Group
£27131M
14% share
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3
DG Rail Services Group
£19810.6M
10% share
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4
DG Roads, Places and Environment
£19798.2M
10% share
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5
DG Roads and Local Group
£15155.4M
8% share
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6
DG Road Transport Group
£15035M
8% share
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7
DG Rail
£13730.4M
7% share
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8
Rail NDPB's
£9067.8M
5% share
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9
All other areas
£34859.5M
18% share
Recent payments out
| Date | Supplier | Amount | Expense area | Expense type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | £200,000,000 | DG Road Transport Group | Grt Aid to NDPBs | ||||||||
| Grant in Aid NH for May 2026 | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £186,392,704 | DG Public Transport and Local Group | CurrGrtOth to NDPBs | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £1,178,250 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Services prov by OGD | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £349,650 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Rates | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £256,547 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £256,547 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £256,547 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £256,547 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £100,000 | DG Road Transport Group | CapGrtPriSec-P&NPISH | ||||||||
| SFVG Cogent Energy Apr 26 #100000 | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £95,456 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £95,456 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £95,097 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Prog&ProjMgmt Consul | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £94,730 | DG Decarbonisation, Technology & Strategy | Legal Consultancy | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £79,589 | DG Public Transport and Local Group | Transport Consult | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £74,452 | DG Road Transport Group | Property Maintenance | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £65,139 | DG Road Transport Group | Research | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £54,372 | DG Road Transport Group | Cap Grt Pri Sec-Cos. | ||||||||
| J&M Murdoch and Sons Ltd Depot Charging Scheme | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £36,455 | DG Road Transport Group | Research | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £35,925 | DG Road Transport Group | IT Consultancy | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-30 | £31,818 | DG Corporate Delivery Group | Support Services | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
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Recent payments in
| Date | Buyer | Amount | Expense area | Expense type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | £182,456 | Customs Change Delivery | Project support | ||||||||
| Project support | |||||||||||
| 2026-05-21 | £47,468 | CLEAN AIR ZONE | OTHER SERVICES | ||||||||
| 2026-05-12 | £291,086 | Parking Clean Air Zone | Services - Fees and Charges | ||||||||
| Services - Fees and Charges | |||||||||||
| 2026-05-08 | £31,486 | Transport | Clean Air Zone Parking Remit | ||||||||
| 2026-04-27 | £25,572 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE | Inward Secondment Costs | ||||||||
| Corporate Support Services | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-24 | £59,160 | P20150 - Phase 2A | Commerical Secondees | ||||||||
| Resource costs for DfT secondee | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-23 | £17,933 | CORPORATE SERVICES | 01200-Recruitment Expenses | ||||||||
| S5_RC-Joint Chief Executive Officer's and Support Team | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-14 | £44,696 | Estates | M&E Contracts | ||||||||
| Think project re-charges 2025-26 | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-09 | £56,593 | Operations | Other Professional F | ||||||||
| Credit 5106367447 | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-07 | £49,128 | Operations | Other Professional F | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-02 | £102,686 | Central HR Services | Payment to Other Govt Depts | ||||||||
| Services from other government departments | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-01 | £84,425 | Finance & Commercial | Services prov by OGD | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-01 | £392,780 | PEOPLE DIRECTOR | RECRUITMENT | ||||||||
| Grp HR recharges Q4 January to December 2025/2 | |||||||||||
| 2026-04-01 | £481,236 | Human Resource & Est | Services prov by OGD | ||||||||
| # | |||||||||||
| 2026-03-26 | £50,476 | Customs Services & Operations | Project admin/plan | ||||||||
| Inland Border Facility Running Costs | |||||||||||
| 2026-03-26 | £39,488 | Customs Services & Operations | Project admin/plan | ||||||||
| Inland Border Facility Running Costs | |||||||||||
| 2026-03-26 | £119,506 | Customs Change Delivery | Project support | ||||||||
| Project support | |||||||||||
| 2026-03-26 | £28,200 | Customs Change Delivery | Project support | ||||||||
| Project support | |||||||||||
| 2026-03-25 | £42,031 | FINANCIAL CONTROL & OPERATIONS | EXP - MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE | ||||||||
| 2026-03-17 | £151,710 | Central Finance | Payment to Other Govt Depts | ||||||||
| Services from other government agencies | |||||||||||
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest spending data available for Department for Transport?
The most recent spending data we have available for Department for Transport is from April 2026. Government departments and public bodies typically publish their spending data on a monthly or quarterly basis.
How has Department for Transport's spending changed over time?
Department for Transport's spending has decreased over time. In 2026, they spent £9,472,354,305, compared to £31,862,918,088 in 2025 - a decrease of 70.3%.
How much does Department for Transport spend on suppliers?
Department for Transport has spent a total of £196,361,239,519 on suppliers according to our records. This spending is distributed across 2008 suppliers.