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)
Smits
SMITS
Percipio elearning licences
Provision of Percipio eLearningfor an Authorised Audience of 3200
Design services bridging contract
Provisions of cloud support to undertake critical design activities for Defence Digital
Procurement of 5-year preventative maintenance and support for hitachi EA6000VX x-ray fluorescence analyser for 1710 NAS
Preventative Maintenance and Support for Hitachi EA6000VX X-ray Fluorescence Analyser for 1710 NAS
Provision of catalyze consultancy support to ABC21 and SDSR for navy command
Consultancy support to ABC21 and SDSR for Navy Command Additional information: The Cyber risk assessment for this requirement has been deemed as not applicable. IR35 rules do not a
ITN for MSS/102 marine rotating electrical machinery (MREM)
The following ITN has been re-published for transparency purposes only and is no longer open for competition/ bids. As per Condition F2 g in the DF47 of the original ITN, the Autho
Security assurance resource for base services
Security Assurance Resource for Base Services
Supply and delivery of F-35
CALL OF FROM FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT - Bulk Fuels Framework Agreement - DFFS/5072 - Invitation to Compete - DFFS/5072/0094 - Supply and Delivery of F-35. (For transparency purposes onl
Preventative maintenance and support for metallographic preparation equipment
This is a Voluntary Transparency Notice only to advise of intent to award a contract to Struers Ltd for maintenance and support for Struers equipment. They are the only known suppl
Contract award
CORTISONE Chief Architect
DINfoCom/0117 provision of SAP analytics cloud licence
Provision of licences to support Project within directorate.
PDS, spares, repairs and tech refresh for precise time and frequency equipement - NOTE: THIS IS being published FOR transparency purposes
This note is issued for the purposes of Transparency in accordance with the UK Public Procurement Regulations.
Contract award notice FOR transparency purposes ONLY - provision OF hydrographic support
The provision of annual extended warranties for POS MV firmware, POSView software and one health check per vessel.
Contract award notice FOR transparency purposes ONLY - provision OF hydrographic support
To provide specialist software to enable data gathering by Hydrographic sonar systems to be analysed, corrected and formatted into products for delivery to the United Kingdom Hydro
Contract awarded notice FOR transparency purposes ONLY- procurement of extended warranty for norbit iwmbes
A contract with Norbit for an extended warranty to cover support and maintenance of the RN's iWBMS Multibeam Echo sounder from the 1 Apr 2020 to provide; a. to allow prompt respons
Contract for the provision of future through life customer support (ftlcs)
The Chinook Delivery Team (CH-DT) had an urgent a requirement to let a new 20-year QDC contract with Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) for Through Life Customer Support (TLCS) to provide a
Provision of calcium balance consumables and analysis for en-bone
For transparency purposes. Provision of Calcium Balance Consumables and Analysis for En-Bone
Provision of magnetic anomaly detection-xr sensors
This is a Voluntary Transparency Notice to advise that The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 2 year contract to CAE UK PLC ("CAE") for the provision of
Provision of contracted solution to conduct military airworthiness reviews (mars)
Provision of Contracted Solution to Conduct Military Airworthiness Reviews (MARs)
Voluntary transparency notice - TSP services RAF waddington Protector/E7 assurance
THIS IS A VOLUNTARY TRANSPARENCY NOTICE for a Direct Award call-off from CCS Framework RM3741 - Project Management and Full Design Services (PMFDTS). Contract will be for TSP servi