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Ministry of Defence: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Ministry of Defence has published 1,967 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £22,072m in total as published. Most of its spending is on it services, architecture & engineering, business services (hr, legal, marketing, admin). Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Ministry of Defence buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT services | 72000000 | 440 | £3,468m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 206 | £551m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 194 | £2,774m |
| Repair & maintenance | 50000000 | 144 | £1,712m |
| Software | 48000000 | 140 | £1,055m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 112 | £339m |
| Office & IT equipment | 30000000 | 78 | £209m |
| Security & safety equipment | 35000000 | 75 | £639m |
| Construction works | 45000000 | 72 | £1,848m |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 64 | £350m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 182 |
71356300 Technical support services | 112 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 51 |
50640000 Repair and maintenance services of warships | 51 |
80000000 Education and training services | 47 |
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 39 |
72590000 Computer-related professional services | 38 |
45000000 Construction work | 33 |
79111000 Legal advisory services | 31 |
72222300 Information technology services | 30 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
Top suppliers to Ministry of Defence
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 33% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Boxxe Limited | 51 | £473m |
| Centerprise International Limited | 31 | £35m |
| Scott Aerospace Ltd | 25 | £49.1m |
| BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited | 24 | £583m |
| CDW Limited | 24 | £34.3m |
| Akhter Computers Limited | 22 | £10.1m |
| Computacenter (UK) Limited | 21 | £251m |
| AECOM Limited | 21 | £14.3m |
| Kpmg LLP | 20 | £44.1m |
| QinetiQ Limited | 19 | £101m |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
314 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Ministry of Defence. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender | 715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility | 27 Oct 2026 | £1.2m |
| Open tender | UK4 - Tender Notice | 30 Oct 2026 | £177k |
| Open tender | For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW) | 30 Oct 2026 | £444k |
| Open tender | CTCRM Laundry Rental procurement | 4 Nov 2026 | £51k |
| Open tender | 711856466-TN | 5 Nov 2026 | £83.1m |
| Open tender | UBIQUITY FPV Training | 6 Nov 2026 | £3.1m |
| Open tender | 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032-Pipeline Notice | 12 Nov 2026 | £81k |
| Open tender | The Provision of SNCO Engineering Foundation Degree Scheme Runn | 17 Nov 2026 | £990k |
| Open tender | Acquisition of SKYDIO X10D Uncrewed Air System UK4 | 19 Nov 2026 | £120k |
| Open tender | 715935471 - UK4 - Tender Notice | 20 Nov 2026 | £208k |
| Open tender | RFI0064 - RN CONCEPT CARDS - UPDATED | 19 Feb 2027 | |
| Open tender | UK DTE Projects (various upcoming) | 8 Mar 2027 | £5m |
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Ministry of Defence.