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Public sector tenders and awarded contracts from Defence Equipment and Support, tracked by Skim across every UK and EU procurement portal.

Live opportunities
2
Awarded contracts
102
Total awarded value
£2,870,571,757
Country
United Kingdom

Also awarded in 2 other currencies: €184,806,195 · US$221,611

Procurement pipeline

104 published notices

Live
22%
Awarded
10298%

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Tenders & awards

Filtering the 24 tenders on this page. 2 live and 102 awarded in total.

Open for bidsUnited KingdomGoods£56,000,000

DGM/2062 105mm Illumination Shells - UK3

Deadline 26 February 2027

PlanningUnited KingdomGoods£4,400,000

Homados - 710031475 UK3 PPN

Deadline 19 February 2027

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£8,634,166

713725451 - IMS Tender Notice

Won by Arribatec UK Ltd

Awarded 9 November 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£6,560,000

713458450 - RVVA -PA 23

Won by BH Technologies Ltd

Awarded 6 November 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£160,320

Spectroil Maintenance

Won by SCIMED Ltd

Awarded 6 November 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£998,985

Procurement & Support of Dynamic Rotary Gun & Conductivity Tester - UK4

Won by Ether NDE Limited

Awarded 5 November 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£303,000,000

MHC Block 2 Procurement of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Associated Equipment and Support

Won by HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC

Awarded 3 November 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£339,000

Wrap Around Maintenance Staging (WAMS)

Won by Aviation Spares & Repairs Limited

Awarded 22 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£16,666,667

715958490 - EOD Enabling Support Contract

Won by NP Aerospace Ltd

Awarded 21 October 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,863,700

Lancaster Radiators: Manufacture and In-Service Support

Won by Vintage Aircraft Radiators Ltd

Awarded 20 October 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£650,000

Lancaster Sustainment: Flapjack Assembly

Won by Musketeer Solutions Ltd

Awarded 19 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£350,000

Shotblast Subcon Stafford Award Notice

Won by E H Hassell and Sons Ltd

Awarded 18 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£720,000

Provision of NATS Services

Won by NATS (En Route) PLC

Awarded 14 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£436,073,720

Provision of Air Traffic Management Services

Won by Aquila Air Traffic Management Services

Awarded 8 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£98,000

UK7 - Contract Details Notice

Won by Callen-Lenz

Awarded 8 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£72,900

NADG CIO Corporate Research Membership

Won by Gartner UK LTD

Awarded 7 October 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,859,242

712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services

Won by ISTEC SERVICES LIMITED

Awarded 1 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£130,133

In-Service Support for Ultrasonic NDT Equipment-UK 7

Won by Evident Europe GMBH

Awarded 1 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£897,761

MP50 Radios Support & Repair Contract

Won by Axnes AS

Awarded 27 September 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£20,000

UK7 - Contract Details Notice 715864471 CCCT887-Upskilling 2026 Portsmouth

Won by Portsmouth University

Awarded 27 September 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£110,000

715831471-Defence Explosives Licensing System (DELS) Software Support

Won by Decision Analysis Services Limited

Awarded 24 September 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomUS$42,100

ADS-B Truth Data

Won by Aireon LLC

Awarded 16 September 2026

In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£3,152,000

Military Working Dogs (MWD) - 4 Variants

Won by SALAKA Limited

Awarded 14 September 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£88,128

715863481 CCCT/883 Engineering Upskilling 2026 - UWE

Won by University of West of England

Awarded 14 September 2026

Procurement profile

What Defence Equipment and Support has awarded over the last five years, from 123 award notices.

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

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—
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£77.4m
£2.8bn

2022

0

2023

0

2024

0

2025

37

2026*

86

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value
£666,667
Last 3 years
Typical contract length
2 years 3 months
Median, last 3 years
Suppliers used
119
Last 3 years
Awards to SMEs
49%
As declared in notices
Median bids
2
Open and restricted tenders; 48% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

  • Boeing Defence UK£890m

    1 award · 32% of value

  • Aquila Air Traffic Management Services£436.1m

    1 award · 15.7% of value

  • HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC£303m

    1 award · 10.9% of value

  • TEKEVER LTD£220m

    1 award · 7.9% of value

  • Airbus Defence and Space Ltd£189.8m

    1 award · 6.8% of value

  • Chemring Energetics UK Ltd£100m

    1 award · 3.6% of value

  • Chemring Countermeasures Limited£100m

    1 award · 3.6% of value

  • LEONARDO UK LTD£85.8m

    3 awards · 3.1% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

  • Repair and maintenance services34
  • Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment22
  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services21
  • Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation9
  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)7
  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support7

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

  • Direct award78%
  • Open procedure15%
  • Restricted or competitive5%
  • Limited competition2%
  • Framework call-off1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: March

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years
January8
February7
March17
April5
May6
June12
July11
August12
September13
October17
November8
December7

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

20 contracts, worth £22,067,365

Soonest first, by recorded end date, not counting extension options

17 more contracts end by November 2027

Incumbent, value and end date for every contract Defence Equipment and Support has ending, with an alert when it starts re-procuring.

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