Defence Equipment and Support

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

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