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Ministry Of Defence

Ministry Of Defence has awarded 5,904 contracts, worth £64.8bn+ in disclosed value, to 2,615 suppliers. Largest spend area: IT Services. Data from GOV.UK Contracts Finder, updated daily.

Contracts awarded
5,904
Disclosed spend
£64.8bn+
Suppliers used
2,615
Renewals < 90d
7
Top suppliers
Companies this buyer awards the most to, by disclosed value
SupplierContractsValue
Softcat PLC2£1.8bn
Navantia UK LTD.1£1.6bn
Gbt Travel Services UK Limited1£867.0m
Lagan Aviation And Infrastructure Limited1£400.0m
Bae Systems Surface Ships LTD3£367.1m
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc1£343.6m
Rheinmetall Bae Systems Land Limited1£300.0m
Mears Limited1£283.4m
Upcoming renewals (next 90 days)
Contracts ending soon — likely re-tendering opportunities
ContractIncumbentValueEnds
Supply of Long Wave InfraRed (LWIR) thermal Sight 'Weapon Sight 2' - Sniper In-Line Low Light SystemTheon Sensors - Advance Optronics£2.9m09 Aug 2026
UK Academic Centre of Excellence in Hypersonics Science and TechnologyUniversity Of Oxford£1.3m01 Sept 2026
704301450 - The Provision of C-17 Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Operational Control Satcom Data Link ServiceArinc Incorporated£491k16 Sept 2026
703225451 Merlin Mk2 Active Dipping Sonar Cable Cutter Cartridge UK7Leonardo Helicopters LTD£6.8m30 Sept 2026
TS/038 - KIT programme (DataCentre, VTC and Software Modernisation)Softcat PLC£2.5m30 Sept 2026
701326374 Provision of service to collect, transport and dispose of fuel and sullage - Contract AwardFuture Industrial Services Limited£1.2m31 Oct 2026
DGM/1960-CANPrimetake LTD£406k01 Nov 2026
Largest contracts awarded
By disclosed value
ContractSupplierSectorValueDateSource
TaniumSoftcat PLCIT Services£1.8bn23 Jun 2023Notice ↗
Contract Bidders Notice- AFRPBusiness Services£1.8bn08 Apr 2022Notice ↗
Contract Bidders Notice - AFRP TransparencyBusiness Services£1.8bn12 Apr 2022Notice ↗
Fleet Solid Support - Manufacture ContractNavantia UK LTD.Transport Equipment£1.6bn21 Feb 2023Notice ↗
SKYNET ENDURING CAPABILITY WIDEBAND SATELLITE SYSTEM PRE-PQQ£1.5bn31 May 2023Notice ↗
PDP Successor - Transparency NoticeBusiness Services£1.4bn26 May 2023Notice ↗
New Medium Helicopter (NMH)£1.0bn11 Nov 2021Notice ↗
Travel Booking Services Contract 2023 CF ACGbt Travel Services UK LimitedLogistics£867.0m20 Apr 2023Notice ↗
Spend by sector
Where this buyer's contract spend goes
IT Services152× · £2.6bn
Unclassified150× · £6.4bn
Construction Works113× · £969.1m
Architecture & Engineering84× · £589.9m
Business Services69× · £5.6bn
Repair & Maintenance65× · £2.0bn
Education54× · £663.6m
Transport Equipment52× · £2.5bn
Other buyers in IT Services
Comparable public bodies in the same sector
Home Office£38.4bnDepartment For Work And Pensions£38.0bnMet Office£1.2bnH M Revenue & Customs£5.2bnAtamis LTD£10.9bnNHS Digital£1.5bn
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