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)
DMA leadership development pilot
Delivery of leadership development training by an established Defence Medical Services (DMS) education partner as a pilot for an enduring Defence Medical Leadership programme.
Technical support for review of defence standards (defstans)
Provision of external technical support to evaluate, review, and produce specifications for Defence Fuels, Lubricants and Associated products (FLAP).
701551531 Digital upskilling - navy digitisation and office 365 adoption/exploitation
FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - Contract has been awarded through the G Cloud 12 Framework
701551468 Scida, ICT configuration, infrastructure compliance & cloud enabling services
FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - Contract has been awarded through G Cloud 12 Framework
701551466 Sustainment of cloud enabling technical services maritime domain awareness (MDA)
FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - Contract has been awarded through G Cloud 12 Framework
RFI009 maritime threat simulation BY UAV
See RFI: The Authority wishes to assess potential maritime airborne un-crewed or autonomous UAS for use within the Royal Navy for threat simulation. Potential suppliers and interes
Transparency notice - awarded contract no 701255410: call off contract for provision of transmitters & antennas lifecycle manager (TALM).
Transparency Notice for Awarded Contract. Call off from Crown Commercial Service Framework RM1043.6 (DIGITAL OUTCOMES AND SPECIALISTS 4)
Soldier development programme (halton and sennybridge)
The requirement is for the procurement of Soldier Development Instruction of adventurous training courses to be delivered at Soldier Development Wing Halton and Soldier Development
Provision of man marker rounds
701547410 - Provision of Man Marker Rounds. This notice is for transparency purposes only - the contract has been awarded.
HIGH performance coaching
This is not an opportunity, it is a contract award notice in line with the Governments transparency agenda.
FOR transparency purposes ONLY - mains distribution units (mdus)
Procurement of Mains Distribution Units (MDUs).
Category management support to head office
Subject matter expertise support to back fill and up-skill civil servants and accelerate the flexible resourcing category. The main aim of the work is to create a mod-wide strategy
Provision of ADS integration as a service (iaas) (DInfoCom/0152)
Provision of ADS Integration as a Service (IaaS) (DInfoCom/0152). Tender issued through Crown Commercial Services Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 Framework
Support to accelerate category management
Project management contingent labour to set up a project management function for the Head Office category management team to ensure full compliance and reporting.
Provision of AEC tech refresh (DInfoCom/0154)
Provision of AEC Tech Refresh (DInfoCom/0154). Further Competition run through Crown Commercial Services Technology Products and Associated Services Framework (RM6068) Lot 4
Provision of white force support for qualified weapons instructor course (QWIC) for MQ-9 reaper
Development of develop synthetic training scenarios and supporting documentation for the MQ-9 Reaper QWIC.
External assistance to copperskin project
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COPPERSKIN PROJECT Consultancy and Financial Analysis to provide fully costed Courses of Action for each LoE to allow the Navy Executive Committee to mak
Sci-discover license support
1) Sci-Discover server update license update from 1st December 2020 to 30th November 2021 2 ) Sci-Discover client update license update from 1st December 2020 to 30th November 2021
Contract awarded: afanc - sitaware
Research and Development: Scope and evaluate software capabilities that will support the functional delivery of a Joint Configurable Operating Picture for Joint Forces 2* Headquart
Awarded- DMR project for school of infantry
9. To provide both Training Teams a robust weatherproof communications system delivering a working range of 0 - 18km over both Urban and Open Countryside Training Areas. The system