Buyer profile · Central government
Defence Equipment and Support tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 41
- About one every 9 days
- Contracts awarded
- 90
- To 88 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.81bn
- 66 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £980k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £5.88mestimated
- £4.17mestimated
- £174mestimated
- £56mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £2.13mestimated
- £36.5mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £120mestimated
- Value not stated
- £5.87mestimated
- £62mestimated
- £4.4mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)25%
- Direct award (no competition)75%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Defence Equipment and Support has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 41 days
- Longer than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 25%
- Lower than 53% of central government buyers
- Based on 175 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 53%
- Higher than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 92 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2.5
- Fewer than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 16 awards
- Split into lots
- 2%
- Lower than 63% of central government buyers
- Based on 41 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 75%
- Higher than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 175 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 80% of central government buyers
- Based on 41 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 41 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 25%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 53%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Defence Equipment and Support.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remediation Painting Works | Henderson Decorators Limited | £97k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| UK7 - Contract Details Notice | Callen-Lenz Associates Limited | £98k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| TyAMPA v8.2 - Server Refresh - LSM Cabinets - CDN | Electra-Net UK Ltd | £30k | 20 Jan 2027 |
| UK 7- In Service Support and Maintenance of PSUATE Equipment | Intepro UK Limited | £580k | 1 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 713725451 - IMS Tender Notice | Arribatec UK Ltd | £8.63m | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Procurement & Support of Dynamic Rotary Gun & Conductivity Tester - UK4 | Ether NDE | £999k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| MHC Block 2 Procurement of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Associated Equipment and Support | Hii Unmanned Systems, Inc | £303m | 3 Nov 2026 |
| 712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services | Istec Services Ltd | £1.86m | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Wrap Around Maintenance Staging (WAMS) | Aviation Spares & Repairs Limited | £339k | 23 Oct 2026 |
| 715958490 - EOD Enabling Support Contract | NP Aerospace Limited | £16.7m | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Lancaster Radiators: Manufacture and In-Service Support | Vintage Aircraft Radiators Ltd | £1.86m | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Lancaster Sustainment: Flapjack Assembly | Musketeer Solutions Ltd | £650k | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Shotblast Subcon Stafford Award Notice | E H Hassell and Sons Ltd | £350k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of NATS Services | NATS (En Route) plc | £720k | 15 Oct 2026 |