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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 UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ministry of Defence is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 3,242 published procedures, with 17 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:** 17
- **Total Published Procedures:** 3,242
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.9bn (median award: £648k) across 632 of 650 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **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:** 1 bids (median of 167 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 52% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 43 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 961 (91%), Framework: 89 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 247 (24%), Direct award: 225 (21%), Route not published: 201 (19%), Open: 200 (19%), Selective: 178 (17%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 144 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 118 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 117 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 111 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 74 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Thales UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thales-uk-limited-coh-00868273):** 40 procedures (43 awards)
2. **[Leonardo UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-uk-ltd-coh-02426132):** 26 procedures (29 awards)
3. **[Bae Systems (Operations) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-operations-limited-coh-01996687):** 22 procedures (24 awards)
4. **[Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-edgar-liverpool-limited-coh-00576493):** 20 procedures (25 awards)
5. **[BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-surface-ships-ltd-coh-06160534):** 18 procedures (23 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[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)
2. **[BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-surface-ships-ltd-coh-06160534):** £406m · [TTHC/0017 Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance (TRAM)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tthc-0017-torpedoes-repair-and-maintenance-tram-ocds-h6vhtk-06d68e)
3. **[BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-surface-ships-ltd-coh-06160534):** £297m · [Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c-297m-ocds-h6vhtk-04e514)
4. **[Palantir Technologies UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/palantir-technologies-uk-ltd-coh-07042994):** £241m · [MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mod-palantir-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05f7e9) · Awarded: 17 Dec 2025
5. **[Northrop Grumman UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northrop-grumman-uk-ltd-coh-05989428):** £205m · [In Service Support of Queen Elizabeth Class Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems, and In Service Support for VM250 Radar, Astute Ships Inertial Navigation System, MK39 Gyroscope across Multiple Naval Platforms (QEC INBS).](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-service-support-of-queen-elizabeth-class-integrated-navigation-and-bridge-systems-and-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05143b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 49
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 96
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, 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.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt