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Total contracts
325
Known spend
£31bn
298 disclosed
Average value
£104m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Thales UK Limited
£30m
- 2
Leonardo UK
£405m
- 3
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
£2bn
- 4
Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
£234m
- 5
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
3 winslatest 27 Aug 2026£10m
- 6
SAAB (UK) LTD
£2bn
- 7
Chemring Countermeasures Ltd
2 winslatest 17 Jul 2026£200m
- 8
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD
2 winslatest 23 Sept 2026£132m
- 9
SERCO Limited
£83m
- 10
Thermoteknix Systems Limited
£47m
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT servicesCPV 72
1 contract · £116m
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (325)
UK5 - transparency notice
Ajax is an armoured fighting vehicle which provides the Army with its first fully digitised platform. The vehicles were designed and manufactured by General Dynamics United Kingdom
MHC block 2 procurement of unmanned underwater vehicles (uuvs), associated equipment and support
Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Team Block 2 procurement of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, associated equipment and in-service support.
Vicon 78 in service support
Program Managmenet, Repairs including material purchases, Technical Support, Procurment of spares & ground support equipment and Tasking for Vicon 78 Series 455 inc Post Design Ser
Delivery of engine support to maintain the capability of mod boats
Delivery of Engine Support to Maintain the Capability of Ministry of Defence Boats
Procurement of LW30-UK5
The procurement of LW30 ammunition.
Supply of winged pallets to HMNB portsmouth
Delivery of 900 Winged Pallets every 6 months to HMNB Portsmouth until the end of the Contract. All pallets need to meet specific criteria which information can be found within the
Range safety, planning and management (RSPM)
The User requires a capability to plan, conduct, and review Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) live-fire tactical training (LFTT) activities at ranges across UK and overseas. The system
Ammunition purchase
Purchase of ammunition for testing purposes.
713335450 - Supply of in-service support for eddy current flaw detector equipment
DE&S Deca, on behalf of the Air Commodities Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to enter into a 5 year plus 3 option years contract with ETher NDE Lt
715374452 - CCCT867 uknest
DE&S to contract with UKNEST for continued annual corporate membership for years 25/26, 26/27, 27/28 and 28/29. Value inc VAT £36000
715679455-PRoject shamer - sniper weapon capability
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to conduct a competition for the procurement of a new Sniper Weapon capability with a
Provision of port services and facilities at portland port - UK7
This procurement covers the use of Portland Port in May/June 2025 for conducting Mine Hunting Capability/Royal Navy Trials, including hiring and use of ancillary facilities and equ
CMWS AAR-57, ALQ-157 and ALE 47 in service support
Program Managmenet, Repairs including material purchases, Technical Support, Procurment of spares & ground support equipment and Tasking for CMWS, ALQ 157 and ALE47 & M157 CMDS inc
715428450 Afcc airfield clearance
DE&S have 6 extant contracts in the Air Domain that are due to expire shortly , these all sit within the Airfield clearance portfolio. DE&S are establishing a capability-based requ
715360451 - CCCT862 - upskilling 2025 UWE
1 student Environmental management – MSc (2 year course duration) 2 students Mechanical Engineering – BEng (6 year course duration) 2 students Mechanical Engineering – BEng (5 year
The provision of support for the titan auxiliary power unit (APU) for the T-62T-2B chinook and T-62-40C7EH merlin helicopters
The UK Chinook and Merlin fleets are heavily committed to operations world-wide as well as contingent military tasks and continuation training. Both aircraft are fitted with the Pr
715412454 - CCCT853- cemast, academic upskilling 2025
71335000 Engineering Studies 6 (six ) x students completing Mechanical Engineering - HNC course duration 2 years Total value= £36,000 (Ex VAT)
CCCT860 - sheffield upskilling 2025
Academic Qualification in Statistics MSc - 2 Years - £12,310
PPA/011 supply of PSSE
PPA/011 Supply of Kongsberg PSSE
715360452 - CCCT/854 plymouth upskilling 2025 - UK5 transparency notice
1 Student - Marine Engineering FDsc - 3 Year Duration Total price: £11,442 71335000 Engineering Studies