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Ministry of Defence tenders

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

Ministry of Defence currently has 64 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 2,215 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 IT & Software, Facilities Management and Security Services. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

64
Live tenders
991
Tenders (12 mo)
2,215
Awarded contracts
3,902
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Ministry of Defence buys

IT & Software30%
Facilities Management20%
Security Services18%
Data & Digital Services17%
Goods & Supplies16%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£823k
Median contract value
£17m
Average value
£4.7bn
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 1598 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

Ministry 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 Ministry of Defence tenders

Enterprise IT Service Desk

United Kingdom£100,000,000Deadline 7 Oct 2026

SKYNET Integrated Enterprise Solution (SKIES)

United KingdomDeadline 1 Jan 2030

Surface Finishing Delivery

United KingdomDeadline 1 Mar 2027

Enterprise Space Category (ESC) Market Engagement

United KingdomDeadline 31 Dec 2026

715744465 - Supply of Modular Furniture to HM Ships and Submarines

United Kingdom£10,000,000Deadline 1 Oct 2026

705356451 - Explosive Vapour Detection

United Kingdom£2,422,000Deadline 11 Oct 2030

Service Management For PICASSO (SM4P)

United Kingdom£113,000,000Deadline 24 Mar 2028

Counter-Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) Framework Agreement

United Kingdom£125,000,000Deadline 31 Mar 2027
Contract awards

Recent awards by Ministry of Defence

  • Glider Technology Limited
    9 Nov 2026

    715765462 - RM1557.14 - Lot 2 - G-Cloud 14 - Project SafeSight - CAN

  • Worthington Industrial Products Ltd.
    framework8 Nov 2026

    Mini Competition 022 for the Provision of 68kg Nylon Braided Cord Under the Multi Supplier Framework C17CSAE/708795450

  • Supplier not recorded
    £918,00029 Sept 2026

    Army Executive Analyst Repository

  • University of Portsmouth
    £239,31528 Sept 2026

    UK7 - Tender Notice Prevention of Peripheral Cold Injuries

  • Austin Hayes Ltd
    £98,000,00028 Sept 2026

    712207451 - DGM/2057 - Munition Packaging Service

  • MILLS AND REEVE
    £25,00025 Sept 2026

    715959477 - LEGAL SERVICES FOR PAC 2026

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Ministry 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 Ministry of Defence procurement

Ministry of Defence is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Ministry 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 3,902 procurement notices from Ministry of Defence, including 2,215 awarded contracts. They issued 991 new notices in the past 12 months, with 64 tenders currently open for bids.

What Ministry of Defence procures

Ministry of Defence's procurement activity covers IT & Software, Facilities Management, Security Services 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. Based on 1,598 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £823k, with an average of £17m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £4.7bn.

How to find Ministry of Defence tenders

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

Ministry of Defence tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Ministry of Defence tenders?

Every Ministry 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 Ministry of Defence have any contracts open now?

Yes. Ministry of Defence has 64 live tenders accepting responses. The most recent 12 are listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Ministry 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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