Buyer profile · Central government

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory tenders and contracts

South WestSalisburyWebsite

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.

  1. Project Level 3 ST1305 Machining Technician Stanard UK2

    South WestEducation services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. L3 Harris ASVSME£969k
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 5 contracts

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%
Based on 35 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

Time to bid, 55 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days5
25–30 days20
30–35 days23
35–40 days4
40–45 days3
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Dstl0000066480Fisher Scientific U.K., Limited£1,85530 Sept 2026
Incinerator refractory repairsS. H. L. Refractories (U.K.) Limited£18k30 Sept 2026
On-Site UKAS Sensor CalibrationiHaier Biomedical UK Ltd£12k30 Sept 2026
IPMO 2323.03 - Signal Generators - UK 7Rohde & Schwarz U.K. Limited£99k13 Nov 2026
Controlled Key Management SystemsAssa Abloy Global Solutions UK Limited£14k27 Nov 2026

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards