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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)
Maritime modular platform post design services and spares support
The Maritime Modular Platform provides the UK MOD Small Boat Aerial Delivery system enabling airborne transportation of varying load types, including small marine craft into a mari
Provision and support of a mobile test facility (MTF)
Opportunity Listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61369 The MTF project includes the purchase and outfit of a vehicle that shall be conve
CHC/680 ground mission support system (GMSS) support
Provision of Support to Ground Mission Support System (GMSS).
Diving life support (DLS) in-service support (ISS)
Defence Equipment and Support (DES) Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Delivery Team (DT) have a requirement for the provision of In-Service Support (ISS) to the Diving Life Sup
62218312 CHC/668 - unique cabling AND associated spares
THE PROCUREMENT AND REPAIR OF CHINOOK UNIQUE CABLING AND ASSOCIATED SPARES
DGM/2062 105mm illumination shells - UK3
Supply of 105mm illumination Shells to be delivered via delivery schedule
DGM2062 supply of 105mm illumination shells (retender)
Supply of 105mm Illumination Shells to be deilvered via delivery schedule value £56M
DGM/1910-SUpply of small arms ammunition
This contract provides the UK MOD with 13 different types of Small Arms ammunition.
714068450 - DM/00180 - replacement piping DM beith PME
The contract is for a contractor to replace the existing pipework at Defence Munitions Beith in Ayrshire. It includes removing the old pipes, installing new ones and testing the whole system. The buyer is the UK Defence Munitions Authority.
Project corvus - procurement of an uncrewed air system to support the army land tactical deep find 24-hr persistent surveillance requirementdeep find
Project Corvus - Procurement of an Uncrewed Air System Capability to support the Army Land Tactical Deep Find 24-hr Persistent Surveillance Requirement. On 31st July 2025 Defence E
715112450 - Ballistic testing services - personal armour
This Tender Notice outlines the Authority's intent to competitively assess, select and award a contract to deliver Ballistic Testing Services for Personal Armour to support new to
715904490-UK1-BROADTAIL
The Protect Delivery Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a Competitive Flexible Procedure procurement for an online catalogue of Tactical High A
CHC/671 - provision of aircraft wash rigs - contract details notice
Provision of Wash Rigs for the Chinook Aircraft including the wash kit and accessories to be supplied before 30 September 2025
714925450 Support of aircraft tow tractors
Support and maintenance contract flr MATT /NMATT and LATT. Due to a DSP system error, the awarded contract start date should read 14 July 2026.
713718450 - Light mobility vehicle
This Tender Notice outlines the Authority's intent to competitively assess, select and award a contract to deliver Light Mobility Vehicle(s) (LMV) and associated support services.
Spectroil maintenance
The Authority would like to formally engage with industry via this UK4 Notice. The Lightning Delivery Team requires the Supplier to provide diagnostic and repair services in suppor
Provision of live fire monitoring Equipment-UK5
The procurement relates to the provision of Live Fire Monitoring Equipment and associated support services required under Contractor Logistic Support (CLS), Post Design Services (P
7157755459 LSP flapjack
This tender notice is being re-published following revisions to the original scope of requirements. The opportunity was previously advertised under reference LSP Flapjack UK 4 Tend
715699459 - Explosive test kits replacement - UK5
The Protect Delivery Team, part of NAD UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a contract to Conjay Collectors Ammunition Company Limited (Conjay) for the Explosive Test Kit
715826483 - DMS development & support - UK1
The Disposition Management System (DMS) is a programme that runs off the Salesforce platform, it allows the tasking of items for disposal across the Front Line Commands (FLC) to be