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Defence Science And Technology Laboratory

Defence Science And Technology Laboratory has awarded 953 contracts, worth £277.2m+ in disclosed value, to 575 suppliers. Largest spend area: Research & Development. Data from GOV.UK Contracts Finder, updated daily.

Contracts awarded
953
Disclosed spend
£277.2m+
Suppliers used
575
Renewals < 90d
10
Top suppliers
Companies this buyer awards the most to, by disclosed value
SupplierContractsValue
Bae Systems (Farnborough 3) Limited35£27.5m
Qinetiq Limited52£23.0m
Frazer Nash Consultancy Limited24£16.4m
Ng Bailey LTD1£15.3m
Bae Systems (Operations) Limited11£14.3m
Bae Systems Applied Intelligence Limited3£10.3m
Kier Construction LTD1£8.3m
Kainos Software Limited1£7.4m
Upcoming renewals (next 90 days)
Contracts ending soon — likely re-tendering opportunities
ContractIncumbentValueEnds
4 Year PhD Studentship - mm-wave Metamaterial ArraysUniversity Of Exeter£132k31 Aug 2026
Contract Award Notice for IPMO 2109; RIBA 1 deliverables including surveys for a potential refurbMorgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure LTD£273k08 Sept 2026
4 Year PhDUniversity Of Nottingham£42k20 Sept 2026
Supply and delivery of Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) LaserPhotonic Solutions Limited£40k20 Sept 2026
4 Year PhD StudentshipCardiff University£186k30 Sept 2026
4 Year PhDThe University Of Leeds£119k30 Sept 2026
3 Year PhDUniversity Of Southampton£100k30 Sept 2026
3 Year PhDImperial College London£100k30 Sept 2026
4 Year PhDUniversity Of Southampton£64k30 Sept 2026
4Year PhDThe University Of Manchester£55k30 Sept 2026
Largest contracts awarded
By disclosed value
ContractSupplierSectorValueDateSource
Forward Asset Service Plan (FASP01)Ng Bailey LTDRepair & Maintenance£15.3m02 Jul 2026Notice ↗
AST062/Software and Wargaming SupportBae Systems (Operations) LimitedResearch & Development£12.0m23 Dec 2021Notice ↗
Diamond Flow 2Bae Systems Applied Intelligence LimitedResearch & Development£9.9m07 Jul 2022Notice ↗
AST066 - FMDL StudyBae Systems (Farnborough 3) LimitedResearch & Development£8.7m09 Feb 2022Notice ↗
Maintain and Sustain ServicesKier Construction LTDRepair & Maintenance£8.3m22 May 2026Notice ↗
AI Experimentation HubKainos Software LimitedResearch & Development£7.4m22 Dec 2021Notice ↗
Land Analysis HubBae Systems (Farnborough 3) LimitedResearch & Development£6.0m05 Nov 2021Notice ↗
TRED-HCallen Lenz Associates LimitedResearch & Development£5.0m21 Oct 2021Notice ↗
Spend by sector
Where this buyer's contract spend goes
Research & Development637× · £203.3m
Scientific Equipment85× · £9.4m
Unclassified66× · £13.8m
IT Services41× · £11.1m
Software21× · £2.5m
Architecture & Engineering17× · £4.1m
Electrical Equipment14× · £875k
Repair & Maintenance11× · £26.1m
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