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Buyer profile · Central government
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 6
- About one every 61 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 31 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.22m
- 28 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £21k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £27kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
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)20%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)9%
- Direct award (no competition)71%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 78% of central government buyers
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 20%
- Lower than 69% of central government buyers
- Based on 35 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 55%
- Higher than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 33 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 71%
- Higher than 77% of central government buyers
- Based on 35 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 6 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 28 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 | 5 |
| 25–30 days | 20 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 3 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 20%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 19 |
| 10–20% | 16 |
| 20–30% | 15 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 10 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 10 |
| 80–90% | 9 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
This buyer: 55%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 11 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 20 |
| 50–60% | 19 |
| 60–70% | 11 |
| 70–80% | 15 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 3 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dstl0000066480 | Fisher Scientific U.K., Limited | £1,855 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Incinerator refractory repairs | S. H. L. Refractories (U.K.) Limited | £18k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| On-Site UKAS Sensor Calibrationi | Haier Biomedical UK Ltd | £12k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| IPMO 2323.03 - Signal Generators - UK 7 | Rohde & Schwarz U.K. Limited | £99k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Controlled Key Management Systems | Assa Abloy Global Solutions UK Limited | £14k | 27 Nov 2026 |