# Research and Development services on security and defence materials (CPV 73400000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-services-on-security-and-defence-ma-73400000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Research and Development services on security and defence materials (CPV 73400000) covers UK public procurement for Research and Development services on security and defence materials. Tracked across 16 published procedures (1 in the last 12 months) across 6 contracting authorities, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Research and Development services on security and defence materials

- **CPV Code:** `73400000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Research & Development (R&D) (CPV 73000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 2

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 1

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 16

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 1 (6 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 26 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-services-on-security-and-defence-ma-73400000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-services-on-security-and-defence-ma-73400000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £157k (median net contract award; interquartile range £42k–£306k)

## Other Classes in Research & Development (R&D)

1. [Research services (CPV 73110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-services-73110000): 419 notices/12m

2. [Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-consultancy-services-73200000): 151 notices/12m

3. [Research consultancy services (CPV 73210000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-consultancy-services-73210000): 133 notices/12m

4. [Development consultancy services (CPV 73220000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/development-consultancy-services-73220000): 57 notices/12m

5. [Research and experimental development services (CPV 73100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-experimental-development-services-73100000): 50 notices/12m

6. [Design and execution of research and development (CPV 73300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/design-and-execution-of-research-and-development-73300000): 14 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Research and Development services on security and defence materials work:

1. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 11 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/desnz-dsit-group-commercial-GB-FTS-114034): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [Isle of Wight NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/isle-of-wight-nhs-trust-ons-e06000046): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

5. [National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-clatterbridge-cancer-centre-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ren): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 7 notices (78%)

2. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 2 notices (22%)

3. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 1 notices (11%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Research and Development services on security and defence materials:

1. [Event Horizon Pyrotechnics Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-horizon-pyrotechnics-limited-coh-03576125): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Northrop Grumman UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northrop-grumman-uk-ltd-coh-05989428): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cranfield-aerospace-solutions-limited-coh-02415720): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

4. [Blum Health Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blum-health-ltd-coh-12337390): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Corda (UK)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corda-uk-GB-FTS-38456): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [Event Horizon](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-horizon-coh-09774175): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Leonardo MW Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-mw-ltd-coh-04960327): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Leonardo UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leonardo-uk-ltd-coh-02426132): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Research and Development services on security and defence materials intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-services-on-security-and-defence-ma-73400000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-and-development-services-on-security-and-defence-ma-73400000

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