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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)
Robust secure communications using ultra narrow-band
Robust Secure Communications Using Ultra Narrow-band
CDE36973 - 3D inkjet micro li ion batteries
CDE36973 - 3D Inkjet micro Li Ion batteries
CDE37074 - using a fabry-perot fourier-transform spectrometer for remote CWA sensing
CDE37074 - Using a Fabry-perot Fourier-Transform Spectrometer for remote CWA sensing
CDE37066 - improvised robotic devices
CDE37066 - Improvised Robotic devices
CDE38292 - high precision small satellite deployables for synthetic aperture ISR
CDE38292 - High precision small satellite deployables for synthetic aperture ISR
CDE37537 - apple autonomous platform protection with learning environment
CDE37537 - APPLE Autonomous Platform Protection with Learning Environment
CDE37512 - provide an effective low cost stand-off IED detection system using multi-static radar & a micro UAV platform (foreworn)
CDE37512 - Provide an effective low cost stand-off IED detection system using multi-static radar & a micro UAV platform (FOREWORN)
CDE38104 - nano-electric mechanical relay for radiation resistant & high temperature electronics
CDE38104 - Nano-Electric mechanical relay for radiation resistant & high temperature electronics
CDE36453 - high temperature additive manufacturing for rapid manufacture & adaptation of bespoke miitary equipment
CDE36453 - High Temperature additive manufacturing for rapid manufacture & adaptation of bespoke Miitary Equipment
CDE36898 - advancing the additive manufacture of tailored electromagnetic materials am-tem
CDE36898 - Advancing the additive manufacture of tailored electromagnetic materials AM-TEM
CDE37780 - movepe hgcdte avalanche photodiode infrared sensor arrays
CDE37780 - MOVEPE HgCdTe avalanche photodiode infrared sensor arrays
3D BIL air trial
3D BIL Air Trial
Bespoke, novel CBRN IPE solutions
Bespoke, Novel CBRN IPE Solutions
CDE37047 - detection of airborne chemical hazards
CDE37047 - detection of Airborne chemical hazards
CDE37795 - automating cyber defence responses
CDE37795 - Automating cyber defence responses
Caitland receiver interface implementation
Develop embedded software for the Transceiver module Develop PC application software Training and support
Simplifying user generation of realistic input models to GPRMax3D
To produce a new, user-friendly version of existing ground-penetrating modelling software to allow much more realistic data to be simulated than is currently possible.
CDE36976 - airborne chemical hazards
CDE36976 - Airborne Chemical Hazards
Affordable space based capability- passive spaceborne SAR: passive microsatellite based SAR for persistant large area modelling & pamir
Affordable Space Based Capability- Passive Spaceborne SAR: Passive Microsatellite Based SAR for Persistant Large Area Modelling & PAMIR
CDE37699 - exploiting synthetic biology for protection integrating blast & ballistic protection into a single lightweight armour
CDE37699 - Exploiting synthetic biology for protection integrating blast & ballistic protection into a single lightweight armour