Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)Last refreshed 06 Apr 2021

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) has awarded £281.3m across 60 suppliers, with 27 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 14% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 1% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration14%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share1%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) is a contracting authority, based in UKG21. Tracks 127 published notices and 126 awards on PublicSupply.

127
Notices published
126
Awards
60
Suppliers engaged
2015
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
£2.1m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) — 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

1

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

Unspecified123 · £281.3m
goods3 · £50.0m
services1 · £0

Instrument type

contract127 · £331.3m
Source:Contracts Finder: 123Find a Tender: 4

Awarded contracts · 27 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
IRM16/1245 - THE SUPPLY OF WIRE ROPES & ASSOCIATED ITEMSCarwood Motor Units Limited44423340£992k06 Apr 2021active
IRM16/1245 - THE SUPPLY OF WIRE ROPES & ASSOCIATED ITEMSCarwood Motor Units Limited44423340active
IRM19/7216 - Repair and Provision of Output Specifications for Heavy Platform Gas Charging EquipmentHorstman Defence Systems Limitedactive
The supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares.BAE Systems GCS International Ltdactive
IRM20/7546 - The supply of General Machined and Fabricated parts for Military Vehicles35400000£50.0mest.planned
IRM20/7492 - The Supply of Spares for General Purpose Machine Gun and 81mm Mortar35321300£0active
IRM18/7207 - Repair and calibration of fuel system test sets and associated cables setsUltra Electronics Precision Control Systems50433000£515k07 Jul 2020active
Supply of Spares for HMG, GPMG and 81mm Mortar and AccessoriesFN Herstal UK35321300£13.0m09 Nov 2020active
The Repair of Various Line Replacement Units (LRU's) and Associated Items.Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Limited50630000£4.1m23 Apr 2020active
IRM19/7306 The Supply of Construction SparesButyl Products Ltd44100000£3.8m08 Sept 2020active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
RB
3 contracts · 23 Apr04 Jun
£39.2m
14% of total
2
CS
5 contracts · 10 Oct25 Sept
£30.6m
11% of total
3
CM
8 contracts · 27 Feb06 Apr
£22.2m
8% of total
4
ZS
1 contract · 16 Jun
£13.1m
5% of total
5
FH
1 contract · 09 Nov
£13.0m
5% of total
6
CL
1 contract · 16 Jun
£12.1m
4% of total
7
BP
4 contracts · 24 May08 Sept
£10.6m
4% of total
8
LM
1 contract · 18 Jun
£10.3m
4% of total
960
···
52 other suppliers
long tail · 0 SMEs
£130.2m
46% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Repair & maintenance
71 contracts
£180.5m
54%
Security, emergency equipment
26 contracts
£84.8m
26%
Laboratory, scientific
8 contracts
£19.1m
6%
Construction materials
10 contracts
£13.0m
4%
Furniture, cleaning
5 contracts
£11.5m
3%
Transport equipment, vehicles
13 contracts
£11.5m
3%
Industrial machinery
5 contracts
£8.2m
2%
Construction works
3 contracts
£2.7m
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Repair & maintenance
Security, emergency equipment
Laboratory, scientific
Construction materials
Furniture, cleaning
Transport equipment, vehicles
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, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) 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.

1%
SME supplier share
target 33%
1
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
60
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 1% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKG21
Contact
OSP - CMT
Email
andrew.johnson1@babcockinternational.com

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

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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