Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTARLast refreshed 11 Mar 2019

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR has awarded £1.6bn across 4 suppliers.

Why: Top supplier share 99% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration99%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share0%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 5 published notices and 5 awards on PublicSupply.

5
Notices published
5
Awards
4
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£3.5m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

Unspecified5 · £1.6bn

Instrument type

contract5 · £1.6bn
Source:Contracts Finder: 5

Awarded contracts · 0 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Sentinel: Extension of support services to Dual Mode Radar and Satellite CommunicationsRaytheon Systems Limited35720000£7.0m11 Mar 2019active
Programme ATHENAQiResults Ltd72224000£1.2m16 Mar 2017active
Programme ATHENAQiResults Ltd72224000£1.2m16 Mar 2017active
Replacement Thermal and Acoustic Blankets and Cabin Conditioning System Ducts Refurbishment for the Sentry AEW Mk1 aircraftNorthrop Grumman UK Ltd50211200£3.5m20 Feb 2017active
Multi-Mission AircraftUS Government - US Navy35610000£1.6bn06 May 2016active

Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
UG
1 contract · 06 May
£1.6bn
99% of total
2
RS
1 contract · 11 Mar
£7.0m
0% of total
3
NG
1 contract · 20 Feb
£3.5m
0% of total
4
QL
2 contracts · 16 Mar
£2.4m
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Security, emergency equipment
2 contracts
£1.6bn
100%
Repair & maintenance
1 contract
£3.5m
0%
IT services, software
2 contracts
£2.4m
0%

Activity heatmap

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

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Security, emergency equipment
Repair & maintenance
IT services, software
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%
SME supplier share
target 33%
0
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
4
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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