Our analysis, as part of a recent event with techUK on technology spending in the justice sector, was particularly revealing. Tussell Founder, Gus Tugendhat presented a series of insights on the market, which provided some unexpected findings on just how lucrative this area can be for tech suppliers.

Most notably, justice buyers have spent more on technology, as a proportion of total spending, than the public sector as a whole. In fact, it's more than double.

Our analysis also revealed that tech spend has been growing in the justice market, topping more than £700m per annum in 2018 & 2019, with 2020 on track to be the largest yet - driven by Covid-19 and increased digitalisation of the justice sector in areas such as cloud and the adoption of 'video enabled justice'. 

It was also good news for tech tenders in justice, which have almost returned to pre-covid levels, despite a dip during the height of the pandemic.

You can read the highlights of our report below, or click the button to access the full document.

Tech Procurement in the UK Justice Sector Report (December 2020)

Total data coverage: Justice

Spend Q1 2016 - Q2 2020

• 864,000 invoices
• £28 billion spend value
• 43 buyers
• 31,000 suppliers

Contracts Q1 2015 - Q3 2020

• 7,000 contracts
• £17 billion contract value
• 100 buyers
• 2,600 suppliers

Questions Tussell will answer

1. How big is the market?
2. What's the breakdown by sub-sector?
3. Can new entrants break through?
4. Has demand recovered from Covid?
5. How can I position my firm for future rebids?
   
   

Key findings

• Justice dominated by five major suppliers but still accessible to new entrants.
• The market has clearly bounced back from the pandemic.
• Contracts are rebid frequently, with an average duration of just 2-3 years – so plan ahead.

Tech procurement in the UK justice sector 2020 - key statistics

Technology spend in the justice sector in the five years from 2016-2020 was £3bn in total, an average of £597m per annum.

Justice spending on tech has been consistently higher than other areas of the public sector since 2016.

The MOJ and its two agencies accounted for 68 percent of all spend, while the top 10 suppliers earned 71 percent of total revenue.

Except for Sopra Steria, most top suppliers have lost market share since 2016, while other suppliers have benefited.

Common tech products and services that are purchased throughout the public sector represent £1.4bn or 67 percent of contract value.

Justice-specific contracts make up the remaining 33 percent and provide ample opportunity for niche suppliers and solutions.

The number of technology tenders in justice dropped during the height of the pandemic but it has now recovered almost to pre-pandemic levels.

Contracts are predominantly awarded for just 2-3 years, which means your next opportunity to bid for a major contract is never far away.

Understand your market, know your customer, plan ahead

All the data in this presentation came directly from Tussell Insight, our online market intelligence platform. To learn more, email Gus at contact@tussell.com or book a demo.