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# National Armament Director Group · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** National Armament Director Group is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 350 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** National Armament Director Group
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 350
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.8bn (median award: £2.0m) across 173 of 173 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 330 (94%), Framework: 20 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 172 (49%), Route not published: 105 (30%), Open: 38 (11%), Selective: 34 (10%), Limited / restricted: 1 (0%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 77 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 63 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 28 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 24 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 18 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Thales UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thales-uk-limited-coh-00868273):** 7 procedures
2. **[Leonardo UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-uk-ltd-coh-02426132):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Lockheed Martin UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lockheed-martin-uk-coh-02372738):** 4 procedures
4. **[General Dynamics Land Systems UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/general-dynamics-land-systems-uk-coh-01911653):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Ultra Maritime](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ultra-maritime-uk-limited-coh-14355663):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Boeing Defence UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boeing-defence-uk-ltd-coh-01290439):** £890m · [701760450 (PP2) - Rotary Wing Enterprise Transition Phase](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/701760450-pp2-rotary-wing-enterprise-transition-phase-ocds-h6vhtk-066ccd) · Awarded: 17 Mar 2026
2. **[General Dynamics Land Systems UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/general-dynamics-land-systems-uk-coh-01911653):** £833m · [Ajax IOS Transition Support Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk5-transparency-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-05e13e)
3. **[Lockheed Martin UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lockheed-martin-uk-coh-02372738):** £513m · [Out of Service Date Extension Programme D&M LM](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715870474-osdep-lm-uk5-transparency-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06b513)
4. **[BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bae-systems-surface-ships-ltd-coh-06160534):** £451m · [SRMLU D&M](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk5-transparency-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-05d7dd)
5. **[Aquila Air Traffic Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aquila-air-traffic-management-services-coh-09256777):** £436m · [Provision of Air Traffic Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-air-traffic-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078526) · Awarded: 9 Oct 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 33
- **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 National Armament Director Group intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt