DE

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityUKK12

Live contracts

290

14 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£9.3bn

£1.0bn last 90d

Active suppliers

255

118 SME (29%)

Notices published

800

411 awards

Activity range

27 Nov13 May

First award 2015

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Defence Equipment and Support — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£281m£562m£843m£1124mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

308

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

62

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

14

£1.0bn

Modified (90d)

12

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services199 · £93.3bn
goods199 · £15.2bn
Unspecified394 · £9.3bn
works8 · £11.9m

Instrument type

contract794 · £117.8bn
call off6 · £30.0m
Source:Find a Tender: 603Contracts Finder: 197

Awarded contracts · 290 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Defence Equipment and Support is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
UK5 - Transparency NoticeBAE Surface Ships£450.6mpending
712978450 - Medium Range Precision Strike - RFI 235300000planning
UK1 - Lancaster Radiators: Design, Manufacture and In-Service Support50211000planned
13 Pounder Design Organisation (DO)71320000£2.5mest.active
715862482-Complex Geometry Body Armour - UK135000000£4.2mest.planned
712978450 - Medium Range Precision Strike - RFI 235300000planning
703918454 - PA23 EOST Support ExtensionLeonardo UK LTDactive
HPASOS Support ExtensionSummit Defence Ltd£1.3m13 May 2026active
715862482-Complex Geometry Body Armour - UK135000000£4.2mest.planned
715862482-Complex Geometry Body Armour - UK135000000£4.2mest.planned
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
QL
4 contracts · 22 Mar22 May
£2.5bn
27% of total
2
GD
£2.1bn
22% of total
3
BD
4 contracts · 30 Apr17 Mar
£2.1bn
22% of total
New
4
BS
£469.8m
5% of total
5
RW
3 contracts · 10 Dec
£369.5m
4% of total
New
7
GD
£193.6m
2% of total
New
8
LU
8 contracts · 07 Aug19 Mar
£114.1m
1% of total
New

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Government administration
24 contracts
£40.2bn
36%
Construction materials
5 contracts
£24.0bn
21%
Security, emergency equipment
142 contracts
£10.2bn
9%
Business, legal, advisory
18 contracts
£8.0bn
7%
Agriculture, farming
1 contract
£8.0bn
7%
Architecture, engineering
28 contracts
£7.6bn
7%
Transport equipment, vehicles
57 contracts
£7.5bn
7%
Other
219 contracts
£6.2bn
6%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Government administration
Construction materials
Security, emergency equipment
Business, legal, advisory
Agriculture, farming
Architecture, engineering
LessMore (£m awarded)