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# Ministry of Defence · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-GB-FTS-187079) — UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ministry of Defence is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 1 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Ministry of Defence
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-187079` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 1
- **Published 24-Month Spend:** £98m (median award: £98m) across 1 awards
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Ministry of Defence), nhs-ods (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-GB-FTS-187079

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 1 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 1 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Austin Hayes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/austin-hayes-ltd-coh-02533340):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Austin Hayes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/austin-hayes-ltd-coh-02533340):** £98m · [DGM/2057 - Munition Packaging Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/712207451-dgm-2057-munition-packaging-service-ocds-h6vhtk-047b0c)

## Spend & Counterparty Intelligence
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Comprehensive 24-month spend analysis, full counterparty supplier rosters, retender radar pipelines, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Ministry of Defence intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-GB-FTS-187079#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-GB-FTS-187079
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt