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)
10000000
VTN for the placement of the In Service Support of Queen Elizabeth Carrier (QEC) Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) and High Resolution Direction Finder (HRDF) equipment The United Ki
Pipeline notice DDAI 006 DAIC AI technical & data science support
Description of the Procurement Opportunity The Defence AI Centre (DAIC) Capability Development team are seeking outstanding AI thematic leadership and technical client-side support
UK6 - contract award notice (OpC2&T - warner mccall C2EO & GIDE)
OpC2&T - Warner McCall C2EO & GIDE: continuation of technical specialist support
UK6 - contract award notice (OpC2&T - tpgroup commercial support)
continuation of technical specialist support by TPG Services Limited (subsiduary of SAGENTIA LIMITED)
UK5 - transparency notice (OpC2&T - actica PMO support)
OpC2&T - Actica PMO Support: continuation of technical specialist support
715268450 - RFA berets - PME
Please note this is Preliminary Market Engagement in the form of a Request for Information. This is not currently an invitation to tender. The RFA were Historically supplied with a
UK5 - transparency notice (OpC2&T - actica security)
OpC2&T - Actica Security: continuation of technical specialist support
High performance hard body armour system
High Performance Hard Body Armour System
Re-provision of YUAS to RAF leeming ASP 2.1. - construction works
Re-provision of YUAS to RAF Leeming ASP 2.1. - Construction Works Building Construction of Office Block
JSENS/00199 - land environment air picture provision (leapp) in service support
The Joint Sensors and Engagement Networks Team (JSENS), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has entered into a contract with Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill (LMUKA) Limited for the pro
714614451-A - DNO460- STEM summer club 2025-UK7
STEM SummerClub delivery over summer 2025 for 15-25 young learners, aged between 8 and 14 years, in 3 different locations throughout the UK.
The supply of heavy armoured vehicle track and associated items
The Defence Equipment & Support Land Equipment Vehicle Support Team (VST), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a single source framework contract to Cook Defence System
External assistance to support delivery of programme solarium
External Assistance to support the change programme within UKStratCom. Provision of external support, to support teams within UK Strategic Command to address changes identified fro
Platform data management systems 4 (PDM4) obsolescence recovery
There is a requirement for the Maritime Command & Control, Targeting, Navigation, and Communications Team (C2TNC) within Sense, Decide and Communicate (SDC) to provide obsolescence
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Ground Support Equipment Maintenance and Support on a Global Basis to RAF Voyager A330
Merlin out of service date extension programme (osdep) assessment phase 2
Contract to undertake Assessment phase 2 of the OSDEP Programme post Assessment Phase 1 Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merli
Merlin out of service date extension programme (osdep) assessment phase 2
Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk4/4a through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in orde
Purchase of 3 x mosquito sprayers for british forces cyprus (BFC)
Purchase of 3 x Mosquito Sprayers for British Forces Cyprus (BFC) for commercial delivery to BFC within the Republic of Cyprus. Must be available and delivered by no later than Mar
713539451 - HMS cassandra wreck survey
In 1918 HMS CASSANDRA was part of a British force dispatched to the Baltic as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. On 5 December 1918 while en-route to Tallinn
714437450 - Hearing protection communication and situational awareness (hpcsa) UK1 pipeline notice
A communications hearing protection and situational awareness system that provides the required levels of attenuation for impulse and continuous noise in conformance with the Contr