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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)
701554521 - FIMS extension UK5
The requirement comprises the charter of vessels with crew and the provision of associated marine services in support of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI). The services
DGM/2073 - safety of life at sea (solas)
A requirement to supply Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Accredited Stores to the MoD to ensure vessels are equipped with the appropriate capabilities. This procurement seeks to purch
Contractor logistics support of the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) systems at mount pleasant complex (MPC), falkland islands and RAF gibraltar
Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands SDH (FI SDH) - The role of the SDH Network at MPC, FI (hereafter referred to as FI SDH) is that of a data bearer sub-system which car
Phoenix 3 quoted rental framework: transport services
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting in capacity as Agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under project Phoenix 3 are seeking to establish and operationalise a new Quoted Rent
Supply of modular furniture to royal navy ships and submarines
The requirement is for an enabling contract covering the provision of modular furniture, furnishings, non-patternised items and associated spares to support the operational needs o
Explosive ordnance disposal and search supportability framework
The Authority is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the market of its intention to establish an Open Defence and Security Framework for the purchase, support
Defence support sustainment provider
The Authority is seeking a supplier to provide sustainment, support, maintenance, and transition services for a portfolio of legacy Defence support applications and associated inte
Procurement and support of replacement second naval navigation radar (SNNR) on T23 frigates.
The procurement and in service support of replacement Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) for use on Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate.
UK5 - lancaster wheels production (P3)
The Defence Equipment & Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”), intends to award a contract to Retrotec Limited for the production and in-service support of
714923453 BBMF lancaster aircraft PDS
Provision of Post Design Services (PDS) for the Lancaster Aircraft, along with associated supporting activities.
Fibre optic compass system (FOCS) in-service support Contract-UK5
The requirement is for the continued in-service support of the Fibre Optic Compass (FOC) System. The FOC system is currently, fitted to Type 23 Frigates, Single Role Minehunter, Va
71485245 DGM/2040 procurement of explosives
The re-procurement of a range of Explosives Items and associated techincal support
Classification and technical services for the royal navy
This requirement is for classification services and associated technical services for the Royal Navy's fleet of surface vessels. The approximate value of the framework is £16.5M ov
715630453- ITT- tier 2 oil spill response for the dockyard port of portsmouth
The Ministry of Defence requires the 24/7/365 support of an Oil Spill Response Service Provider to ensure rapid access to a response capability in the event of a Tier 2 incident at
Segmented sourcing strategy market update
Market Update The Ministry of Defence (MOD) wishes to thank all organisations that participated in recent market engagement activities supporting the development of the future proc
714859450 - Supply and in-service support of emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD)
The Salvage & Marine Operations Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MOD’), intends to negotiate a contract with Ocenco, Inc. (‘Ocenco’) to provide in-service support to the
Iltmf pods - 715849484
The supply of Improved Laser Telemetry and Monitoring Facility (ILTMF) pods (Pods) which are used to support Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) training.
DM/00177 equipment & services support provider (ESSP) - UK4 notice
Defence Munitions (DM) requires the Contractor to provide support to various Ad-hoc low value, non-complex procurement requirements. The Contractor shall provide a procurement serv
Provision of contractor logistic support for the tactical network design station (TNDS)
The TNDS is a suite of 5 - 6 secure, high performance modern workstations that host the UK Network Design tool. They operate TNDS software, this enables the output of the many nece
Provision of a learner management system (LMS) for the RAF apprenticeships programme
The provision of a Learner Management System (LMS,) specifically designed to provide an online platform which supports online apprenticeship training and remote management of appre