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name: "Ministry of Defence"
authority_id: "GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ"
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total_procedures: 3118
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median_contract_gbp: 678124.87
typical_bids_per_lot: 2
single_bid_lot_pct: 46
url: "https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17"
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# Ministry of Defence · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17) — 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 3,118 published procedures, with 15 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-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 15
- **Total Published Procedures:** 3,118
- **Published 24-Month Spend:** £9.1bn (median award: £678k) across 1,153 awards
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Ministry of Defence), nhs-ods (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 220 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 46% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 104 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1,032 (90%), Framework: 119 (10%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 274 (24%), Selective: 232 (20%), Open: 222 (19%), Direct award: 219 (19%), Route not published: 206 (18%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 156 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 147 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 129 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 124 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 84 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Thales UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thales-uk-limited-coh-00868273):** 38 procedures (41 awards)
2. **[Leonardo UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-uk-ltd-coh-02426132):** 26 procedures (29 awards)
3. **[Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-edgar-liverpool-limited-coh-00576493):** 20 procedures (25 awards)
4. **[Bae Systems (Operations) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-operations-limited-coh-01996687):** 19 procedures (20 awards)
5. **[BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-surface-ships-ltd-coh-06160534):** 17 procedures (22 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Leonardo UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-uk-ltd-coh-02426132):** £989m · [Provision of New Medium Helicopter Procurement (NMH) and Support Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-new-medium-helicopter-and-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-033ae8)
2. **[Serco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246):** £829m · [Defence Marine Services – Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-marine-services-support-to-in-port-marine-services-and-delivery-of-a-vessel-replac-ocds-h6vhtk-034433)
3. **[Rolls Royce](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rolls-royce-coh-01003142):** £563m · [Typhoon Engine Support Solution (TESS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/typhoon-engine-support-solution-tess-ocds-h6vhtk-03d513)
4. **[Babcock Land Defence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/babcock-land-defence-limited-coh-09329025):** £515m · [712874452 - OI/0094 - Field Electrical Power Supplies - Support (FEPS-S)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/712874452-oi-0094-field-electrical-power-supplies-support-feps-s-ocds-h6vhtk-0658d0)
5. **[Rolls Royce](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rolls-royce-coh-01003142):** £500m · [Typhoon Engine Support Solution (TESS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/typhoon-engine-support-solution-tess-ocds-h6vhtk-03d513)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 40
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 77
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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-gov-d17#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-gov-d17
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt