Buyer profile
Ministry of Defence
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Total contracts
4,297
Known spend
£117bn
3504 disclosed
Average value
£33m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Thales UK Limited
9 winslatest 10 Aug 2026£4bn
- 2
Serco LTD
8 winslatest 21 Apr 2026£3bn
- 3
Rowden Technologies LTD
6 winslatest 07 Oct 2026£56m
- 4
BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd
5 winslatest 29 Jul 2026£271m
- 5
Deloitte LLP
5 winslatest 12 Mar 2026£13m
- 6
KPMG LLP
£10m
- 7
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
5 winslatest 01 Apr 2026£6m
- 8
Akhter Computers Limited
5 winslatest 20 Aug 2026£699,596
- 9
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
5 winslatest 17 Aug 2026£693,955
- 10
Leonardo UK Ltd
4 winslatest 30 Jun 2026£1bn
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT servicesCPV 72
494 contracts · £13bn
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
342 contracts · £1bn
Security & defenceCPV 35
339 contracts · £10bn
Transport equipmentCPV 34
264 contracts · £4bn
Education & trainingCPV 80
263 contracts · £8bn
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
228 contracts · £30bn
Petroleum & energyCPV 09
220 contracts · £10bn
Business servicesCPV 79
217 contracts · £5bn
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Aircraft Arrestor Systems - RHAG & PAAG
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (120 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Jan 2027).
Jan 2027
70% confident
- Remote Access Movements Portal (RAMP) and WATERGUARD Applications (WG Apps) Hosting Service Provision WG & RAMP
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
40% confident
- 709284450 - Design Services Contract 2
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (23 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- WATERGUARD Applications (WG Apps) Sustainment 2026-29
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
40% confident
- STRATEGIC OUTPLACEMENT HR SERVICES PROCURED THROUGH ESPO FRAMEWORK 3S22 LOT NO.6
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- External Legal Support for FMSP Extensions
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- 704399451-20 MSS/143 PD5-110 CAN
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
- Contract Award Notice
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (4297)
PSS support for causal modelling on behalf of FMSP
Transparency notice following award of a Contract through a call off Framework
Transparency notice ONLY - CDS CCSI & iopc support
As part of the development of both the CCSI and IOpC, draft documents will need to be challenged and assumptions tested by 'Red Team' activity: specifically requiring the services
Voluntary transparency notice - PRIDE2 - RIBA stage 2
VOLUNTARY TRANSPARENCY NOTICE ONLY - This Contract is being tendered under the CCS Framework RM3741 Lot 1 and is being advertised for Voluntary Transparency Purposes only. Requirem
CJAX 2019 scenario and development work and exercise support package
NOTE: THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY Provision of Combined Joint African Exercise (CJAX 2019) Scenario and Development Work and Exercise Support Package
Man-portable surveillance AND target acquisition radar (mstar)
MAN-PORTABLE SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR (MSTAR) Obsolescence Replacement Programme (ORP) Additional information: This notice is made to notify industry of the Author
Network resource optimisation hackathon
Network Resource Optimisation Hackathon
Media monitoring and evaluation services
Contract for Media Monitoring and Evaluation Services has been awarded to Gorkana Group Limited.
FTS5/CCT642 - nsoit collaborative and core applications platform services - subject matter expert
FTS5/CCT642 - NSoIT Collaborative and Core Applications Platform Services - Subject Matter Expert
Provision for service contract for laboratory ION chromatography systems
Provision for Service Contract for Laboratory ION Chromatography Systems
Provision of horseshoes, nails and steel for mounted units of the household division
An enabling contract for the provision of Horseshoes, Nails and Steel for the well being of military working horses in the London district. NOTE: THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY PU
ISS test service partner
ISS is the organisation within the MOD responsible for delivering the Defence Information Strategy, through the design, development and operation of information and communication t
ISS service integration partner (SIP)
ISS is the organisation within the Ministry of Defence (the "Authority") responsible for delivering the Defence Information Strategy, through the design, development and operation
Provision of technical support to 7 avn sp bn REME at wattisham station
For Transparency Purposes - Provision of Technical Support to 7 AVN SP BN REME at Wattisham Station - this is not an opportunity for bids.
Cyber vulnerability as a service (cviaas) - military air domain
This is an outcomes based call-off contract based on individual Tasking Forms and SOWs and therefore no value upfront is agreed, however this contract is part of an overarching CVI
DCPP programme manager
Provision of a Prog Mgr to deliver the DCPP Programme.
Transparency notice provision of vehicle arrest system
Provision of Vehicle Arrest Systems and training for the MDP
Transparency ONLY - amisom search practitioners course
Provision of AMISOM Search Practitioners Course in Support of East Africa CSSF Programme
Transparency ONLY - provision of staff officers' awareness course
Provision of Staff Officers' Awareness Course (SOAC) in Support of East Africa CSSF Programme
CALL OFF FROM A framework agreement - DFFS/5072/0069 - supply & delivery of 15,000m3 of F-35 into clh-ps - august 2019
CALL OFF FROM A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT DFFS/5072/0069 - Supply & Delivery of 15,000m3 of F-35 into CLH-PS - August 2019
FOR transparency ONLY - contract awarded - assessment of removal of oil pollutants from the wreck of RFA war mehtar
FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY - CONTRACT AWARD - DE&S Commercially Supported Shipping, Salvage & Marine Operations which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has placed a contract with C