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Ministry of Defence

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the UK government department responsible for the armed forces and defence policy, headquartered in Whitehall, London. It is one of the largest public-sector buyers in the UK, procuring weapons systems, vehicles, IT and digital services, facilities management, and professional services across the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force.

Live contracts

538

59 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£7.6bn

£699.8m last 90d

Active suppliers

480

245 SME (37%)

Notices published

1000

751 awards

Activity range

12 Nov28 Apr

First award 2017

Spend profile

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

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Ministry of Defence — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£665m£1330m£1994m£2659mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

186

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

77

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

59

£699.8m

Modified (90d)

12

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

Unspecified601 · £7.6bn
services274 · £6.7bn
goods115 · £554.1m
works10 · £960k

Instrument type

contract958 · £14.7bn
call off42 · £139.6m
Source:Find a Tender: 589Contracts Finder: 411

Awarded contracts · 538 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
715761462 UK5 Transp CBRNactive
715839483 - Server Racks - Contract Details NoticeApex Security Engineering Ltdactive
715761462 UK5 Transp CBRN£283kpending
Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Marham and RAF Cranwell80110000£2est.active
The Provision of Multi-Engine Pilot TrainingLeading edge Aviation Ltdactive
TSP Services for SLA in RAF Akrotiri71530000£197k10 Feb 2026active
715691454-01 - Social media Listening and Management Suite - CANMeltwater72416000£116k10 Apr 2026active
https://contracts.mod.ukiRed Ltd35613000active
CANBFBS32000000£423.0m30 Mar 2026active
Provision of Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services for Warrior Training Systems (WTS)CAE (UK) PLC80660000£515k31 Mar 2026active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
TU
7 contracts · 10 Dec17 Dec
£2.9bn
38% of total
New
2
SL
1 contract · 25 Apr
£878.0m
12% of total
▼ 100%
3
BF
1 contract · 30 Mar
£423.0m
6% of total
New
4
CP
1 contract · SME · 31 Jul
£400.0m
5% of total
▼ 100%
5
BM
£182.2m
2% of total
▼ 100%
6
ES
1 contract · 10 Dec
£100.9m
1% of total
7
BS
3 contracts · 31 Oct26 Feb
£95.0m
1% of total
New
8
SG
1 contract · 03 May
£62.0m
1% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Repair & maintenance
46 contracts
£5.1bn
39%
IT services, software
102 contracts
£2.9bn
23%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
22 contracts
£1.6bn
12%
Other community services
10 contracts
£1.1bn
8%
Other
385 contracts
£708.6m
5%
Education, training
64 contracts
£630.4m
5%
Radio, TV, communications
14 contracts
£509.6m
4%
Business, legal, advisory
47 contracts
£455.1m
4%

Activity heatmap

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

Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Repair & maintenance
0
0
IT services, software
0
0
0
32
6
Petroleum, fuel, energy
18
6
14
Other community services
Other
1
5
1
4
86
40
43
115
1
Education, training
2
1
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