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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 police national computer (PNC) gateway service
Provision of Police National Computer (PNC) Gateway Service
FOR transparency ONLY - DFFS/5012/0057 - supply of fuel into the GPSS, december 2015
FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY - Supply of fuel into the GPSS, December 2015
Technical support for the DFTS transformation programme
Technical Support for the DFTS Transformation Programme
The provision of professional accreditation of the fleet air arm as a military aviation authority
The provision of professional accreditation of the Fleet Air Arm as a Military Aviation Authority. Awarded under Wider Public Sector (WPS) Framework RM1568.
Enabling contract for the provision of technical support to the naval authority group (NAG)
Engineering support to the NAG
Incentivised upkeep cost reduction of LOT 13: hoses
Transparency Notice covering Award of Contract for MET/949/13 Notification in retrospect of contract award for the requirement of MET/949/17. Contract was awarded 19 August 2016. D
Provision of specialist systems of systems (sos) technical support via FATS to head of strategy in the ISS design directorate
PROVISION OF SPECIALIST SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS (SoS) TECHNICAL SUPPORT VIA FATS TO HEAD OF STRATEGY IN THE ISS DESIGN DIRECTORATE
DFFS/5082
Supply of Bulk Ground Fuels Dec 15 - Nov 17 under CCS Framework Agreement RM1013
DFFS/5012/0076 - supply of F-35 (DDP) - cyprus - june 2016
Supply 9,000 m3 of F-35 (DDP) Cyprus - June 2016
Whole aircraft charter to move cargo between the UK and north india
Whole aircraft charter to move cargo between the UK and North India
Transparency notice to advise of the issue of an ITT under the FATS framework
Competition under the overarching FATS Framework for the Provision of Specialist Technical Support to conduct the Wildcat Maintenance Comparator Study
ABP thorney island baker barracks
Delivery of refurbishment and reconfiguration of office space to include a new training block.
Incentivised upkeep cost reduction - in service support for 1st and non 1st level valves and equipment
Award notification for Contract MET/949/20 - Incentivised Upkeep Cost Reduction - In Service Support for 1st and non 1st Level Valves and Equipment
Initial provisioning spares for queen queen elizabeth aircraft carrier for wholeship C&I sensors
Supply of Initial Provisioning Spares for Queen Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier for Wholeship C&I Sensors
Oracle enabling contract
Enabling Contract for the purchase of all new ORACLE licenses and for support renewals.
SBRI challenge - non destructive evaluation (NDE)
Develop a highly sensitive vapour detector based on an already existing technology, that can be used to assess the state of hydraulic seals and to detect fuel and hydraulic fluid l
NSSR delivery team
NSSR Delivery Team
Airworthiness issue management software tool
This Contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes only. Call-Off from Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 7 Framework Agreement RM1557vii, Lot 3
Provision OF commercial medical support
To supply a Medical Care and Coordination Service to MOD Personnel who are deployed overseas.
A400M MRO hangar wind study
This notice is to publish the placement of a contract between DE&S and Frazer-Nash Consultancy for the completion of a Wind Study on the A400M Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Hanga