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Total contracts
326
Known spend
£31bn
299 disclosed
Average value
£103m
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 (326)
Procurement for future clothing system and aircrew clothing contracts consolidation
The Procurement for Future Clothing System and Aircrew Clothing Contracts Consolidation
The provision of spares, repairs, maintenance and technical support for various MOD in-service safety equipment
The Provision of Spares, Repairs, Maintenance and Technical Support for Various MOD In-Service Safety Equipment, Life Preservers, Life Rafts.
The provision of and in service support of working at height equipment
The Provision of and In Service Support of Working at Height Equipment, inclusive of Working from Height Protective Personal Equipment - Soft Landing Bags, WinGrip and Safety Relea
Spectrum analyser acquisition - UK7
The aquisition of a portable spectrum analyser and accessories for outdoor field work.
714911452 Procurement and post design services for power supply unit automatic test equipment
Purchase of replacement Power Supply Unit Automatic Test Equipment including the subsequent support maintenance and repair.
UK1 - pipeline notice
Provision of Recrutment Services for Levels AS II through to SP in support of DE&S HR
Fleet general stores re-let
A contract for the Fleet General Stores Re-Let
12.7Mm blank ammunition competition
Procurement of 12.7mm Blank Ammunition
338. Blank ammunition competition
Procurement of 338. Blank Ammunition
5.56Mm & 9mm marker round competition
Procurement of 5.56mm & 9mm Marker Round
Cartridge electrically operated fire extinguishers (ceofe) competition
Procurement of Cartridge Electrically Operated Fire Extinguishers (CEOFE)
Pyxis 4b - UK1
To develop, and demonstrate a Lite Datalink solution
714927450-PRoject_Lily_Pipeline_Notice
The scope will include the procurement of a single, contractor supported, COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf)Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and a Remote Operations Centre (ROC) for year
BBMF integrated support programme (bisap) - chipmunk aircraft depth maintenance, components & PDS
Provision of Aircraft Depth Maintenance, On/Off Aircraft Component Availability Service & Post Design Services for CHIPMUNK
Support of aircraft tow tractors
A contract for the Support of Aircraft Tow Tractors
BBMF integrated support programme (bisap) - lancaster aircraft depth maintenance, components & PDS
Provision of Aircraft Depth Maintenance, On/Off Aircraft Component Availability Service & Post Design Production Services for LANCASTER aircraft.
Sky guardian 200D
Sky Guardian 200D In Service Support and ad-hoc tasking
Mounted shorad multi mission system assessment phase - pipeline notice
The Mounted SHORAD Fire Unit (MSFU) requirement, includes Vehicle Selection and Multi Mission System (MMS) Assessment Phase (AP) activities, which will provide a new MMS and a new
713713451 - Procurement of classification, survey and design appraisal services to support the future in service support (FISS) requirement
The Ministry of Defence intends to enter into a services contract with Lloyd's Register Group Limited for the provision of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to s
714912454 - MSS/150 - flexible hose support
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, are considering options to secure the long-term support and certification of hydraulic, fuel, water, and