Department for Education cuts spending with top supplier Capita by 19%

Serco's business with the DfE took a 14% hit over 2010-11, down to £13.8m, placing it third in the list. RM came ninth after receiving £4.9m during the same period, 29% less than it received the year before.

Eduserv, the not for profit technology developer for the education sector, fared better than its rivals with a 67% increase in the sum it was paid, up to £4.5m in 2010-11 from £2.7m in 2009-10.

ICT vendors outside of the top 10 included the Listening Company £4m), Logica £3m), BT £2.8m) and Procserve and Mouchel (both received £2.4m).

Spending on items named as software for data analysis £1.5m) and digital public £1.4m) also appear on the list, as well as Dell £1.1m), Trustmarque Solutions £1m), Cable & Wireless £787,000), Atos £315,000), Iron Mountain £258,000) and Microsoft £256,000).