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)
Provision of stages 2 & 3 BA hons social work for RN & RM personnel
Provision of Stages 2 & 3 of the BA Hons Social Work for the Royal Navy Welfare & Royal Marines Welfare Personnel of the Naval Service
Supply and repair of wood working, metal working, routing and garage equipment
This is a Contract Award Notification, and NOT a call for further involvement from Industry. ________________________________ The original Contract Notice was published in the OJEU
Navy command programme with cloud hosting at official (official elevated and assured) using vmware through a self-service portal
Provide Navy Command with Cloud Hosting at OFFICIAL (OFFICIAL ELEVATED and ASSURED) using VMWare through a self-service portal
Supply of submarine inventory
One-Off Purchase of Submarine Inventory
Supply of bulk ground fuels to the UK
Supply of Bulk Ground Fuel to the the UK
The provision of AV equipment, furniture and catering in support of A innovation symposium
The Provision of AV Equipment, Furniture, And Catering In Support Of A Innovation Symposium
Bulk fuels framework agreement - DFFS/5072 - invitation to compete - DFFS/5072/0050 - supply and delivery of F-35 into the clh-ps - december 2018
CALL OFF FROM FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT - Bulk Fuels Framework Agreement - DFFS/5072 - Invitation to Compete - DFFS/5072/0050 - Supply and Delivery of F-35 into the CLH-PS - December 201
UK agency fuel cards
UK Agency Fuel Cards
E-classroom solution for FC BISA
Installation of training solution in support of FC BISA V3.4
Core map preparation & storage system (compass)
Support and Maintenance of the Core Map Preparation System (Compass). This was a single source requirement as BAE Systems (Operation) Ltd were deemed on technical grounds the only
Testing 123
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Nanowire software maintenance and support
NANOWIRE Software Maintenance and Support
The provision of consultancy support for project selborne to complete the pre-assessment phase
The Provision of Consultancy Support for Project Selborne to complete the Pre-Assessment Phase.
Provision of vessel tracking services transition from GPA
1. Technical Discussion with The Authority to be held at WHSS 2. Visit to survey the status of the WHSS VTS system. 3. Generate a Solution to maintain radar feeds to WHSS and GPA w
FOR transparency purposes ONLY provision of instant eye 2 systems for royal school of artillery
Purchase of 2 x Instant Eye 2 Systems with 2 x Tactical Standoff Payload to support training requirements at Royal School of Artillery.
External functional skills and cultural awareness teacher provision for infantry training centre recruits
Provision of external Functional Skills teacher and cultural awareness provision for Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick Additional information: partially ESFA funded
Provision of manpower analytics to inform ABC19 and the modernising defence programme
FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY. To Improve visibility and understanding of the impacts across the Naval Service through the development of a multi-dimension scenario modelling (dat
FOR transparency purposes ONLY provision of quaterly polling and research into the effectiveness of the army's key communication messages and reputation
Delivery of Quarterly polling and research into the effectiveness of the Army's key communication messages and reputation.
(FOR transparency purposes ONLY) the provision of problem evaluation services (PES) technical support.
Problem Evaluation Services (PES)
Provision OF A recovery vehicle - transparency purposes ONLY
Contract awarded for the provision of a recovery vehicle. This award follows a competition against Lot 3 of Crown Commercial Services RM1070 Vehicle Purchase Framework.