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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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Total contracts
193
Known spend
£28m
181 disclosed
Average value
£155,450
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
S. H. L. REFRACTORIES (U.K.) LIMITED
5 winslatest 12 Aug 2026£82,477
- 2
EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS LIMITED
£80,090
- 3
Media Zoo Limited
2 winslatest 08 Jun 2026£1m
- 4
SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITED
£340,250
- 5
University Of Portsmouth
2 winslatest 07 Oct 2026£334,310
- 6
HSF HEALTH PLAN LIMITED
£320,000
- 7
2CL Communications Limited
2 winslatest 02 Sept 2026£206,732
- 8
Molecular Devices UK Limited
2 winslatest 04 Mar 2026£116,095
- 9
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
£101,300
- 10
CONTAINED AIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
£76,070
What they buy
By CPV categoryR&D servicesCPV 73
63 contracts · £4m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
4 contracts · £384,949
IT servicesCPV 72
2 contracts · £247,066
Radio, TV & telecomsCPV 32
1 contract · £770,000
Security & defenceCPV 35
1 contract · £750,000
Education & trainingCPV 80
1 contract0
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
1 contract0
SoftwareCPV 48
1 contract0
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Experts Mediazoo
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (15 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Sep 2027).
Sept 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (193)
Demonstration of advanced timing apparatus (DATA) 2025
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) aims to gain operational advantages in challenging environments through the use of quantum-enhanced Position, Navigation, and Timing (QE PNT) tec
Estates tractor hire
12-month hire of a John Deere tractor to facilitate work around the Dstl estate
UK2 - preliminary market engagement (sonar modelling handbook)
The Sonar Modelling Handbook (SMH) has been the standard reference for modelling, data and metrics across the UK defence underwater acoustic enterprise for multiple decades, suppor
Eclypt drives
Supply of Eclypt Drives.
Project oberon
The overall aims of this contract (defined as "Contract A") are to assess the feasibility of building a novel UK Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) small satellite ( Additional informa
Prototype for advanced / automated network defence actions (panda)
Contract awarded on the 28th August 2018 as per the Crown Commercial Services Digital Marketplace Framework.
CDE100598 - increased energy for flexible body armours
CDE100598 - Increased energy for flexible body armours
Seeing inside buildings with single photon technology
Seeing Inside buildings with single photon technology
P2CDE500060 - autonomous gps-free off-road vehicle navigation using low cost stereo
P2CDE500060 - Autonomous GPS-free off-road vehicle navigation using low cost stereo
P2CDE500073 - mitigating data deluge in intelligent multi-sensor & osint surveillance systems (matisse)
P2CDE500073 - Mitigating data deluge in intelligent multi-sensor & OSINT surveillance systems (MATISSE)
CDE40578 - passive sensing using massive MIMO techniques
CDE40578 - Passive sensing using massive MIMO techniques
Anti-jam applique for satcom-modems
Anti-jam Applique for SATCOM-modems
CDE37005 - novel printable battery architecture
CDE37005 - Novel printable battery architecture
CDE33811- chaff improvements phase 2
CDE33811- Chaff Improvements Phase 2
CDE37847 - A gene theory model based system to identify the best response
CDE37847 - A gene theory model based system to identify the best response
CDE38467 - space based surveillance of wide areas
CDE38467 - Space based surveillance of wide areas
CDE37955 - medical big data in real-time
CDE37955 - medical big data in real-time
Low vibration rotary cooling system for small satellites
Low Vibration Rotary Cooling System for Small Satellites
CDE37926 - temperature sensing sock for monitoring conditions that cause non-freezing cold injury
CDE37926 - Temperature sensing sock for monitoring conditions that cause non-freezing cold injury
Maximising telecommunications satellites data bandwidth with miniature atom clocks
Maximising Telecommunications Satellites Data Bandwidth with Miniature Atom Clocks