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Department of Defence tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Department of Defence, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

Department of Defence currently has 1 live tender open to suppliers. We hold 239 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Construction & Works, Architecture & Design and IT & Software. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

1
Live tenders
30
Tenders (12 mo)
239
Awarded contracts
442
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Department of Defence buys

Construction & Works32%
Architecture & Design26%
IT & Software20%
Transport & Logistics12%
Goods & Supplies10%

Procurement activity

Department of Defence procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Live now

Live Department of Defence tenders

Contract awards

Recent awards by Department of Defence

  • BDM COATINGS LTD
    £400,00030 Jul 2026

    Supply of a commercial twin-vehicle spray booth for the Defence Forces (at the Curragh Camp), including installation and on-going technical support

  • Taylor McCarney Architects
    £123 Jul 2026

    Consultancy Services to produce a Landside Development Plan at Casement Airbase, Baldonnel

  • Ayesa (formerly ByrneLooby)
    £123 Jul 2026

    Engineer Led Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services (Work Stages (ii) - (v)) for Upgrade of the Ferry Pier in Rerrin, Bere Island, Co. Cork

  • JS Dooley contracting Ltd
    £116 Jul 2026

    Refurbishment of Married Quarters no. 2 and 5 Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Dublin 22

  • Corcoran Auto Body Works Ltd
    £600,0002 Jul 2026

    Vehicle Body Repairs / Repainting / DOE Testing and the Recovery of Military Vehicles File Ref: RC/01/2026

  • Delaney Commercials Ltd
    £500,0002 Jul 2026

    Service for the Maintenance and Mechanical Repairs of the Defence Forces Scania Fleet

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Department of Defence

Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.

About Department of Defence procurement

Department of Defence is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Department of Defence's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 442 procurement notices from Department of Defence, including 239 awarded contracts. They issued 30 new notices in the past 12 months, with 1 tender currently open for bids.

What Department of Defence procures

Department of Defence's procurement activity covers Construction & Works, Architecture & Design, IT & Software and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Reviewing the awarded contract history is a useful way to gauge typical spend levels and identify incumbent suppliers before deciding whether to bid.

How to find Department of Defence tenders

TenderSignal aggregates Department of Defence's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans Ireland, IE, IE0, IE061 and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Department of Defence and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

Department of Defence tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Department of Defence tenders?

Every Department of Defence notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does Department of Defence have any contracts open now?

Yes. Department of Defence has 1 live tender accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Department of Defence contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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