Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Defence Equipment and Support
Top-five suppliers hold 51% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Defence Equipment and Support buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
503571347238324844517580739830313339184563798590376064Recent contracts
Latest Defence Equipment and Support contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
713458450 - RVVA -PA 23
BH Technologies Ltd · 2026-11-06
£6.6M
Spectroil Maintenance
SCIMED Ltd · 2026-11-06
£160K
Procurement & Support of Dynamic Rotary Gun & Conductivity Tester
Ether NDE Limited · 2026-11-05
£999K
MHC Block 2 Procurement of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Associated Equipment and Support
HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC · 2026-11-03
£303.0M
712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services
ISTEC SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-11-02
£1.9M
MHC Block 2 Procurement of IFFs, Associated Equipment and Support
Leonardo (UK) Ltd · 2026-10-30
£8.0M
715890484 Accuracy International Enabling Contract (EC)
Accuracy International Limited · 2026-10-30
£417K
Viking Combined Support Contract
Viking Arms Ltd · 2026-10-28
£4.5M
E-7 Life Raft Procurement and Support Contract
AEM Limited · 2026-10-27
£220K
Wrap Around Maintenance Staging (WAMS)
Aviation Spares & Repairs Limited · 2026-10-22
£339K
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Most of it is in repair & maintenance, security & defence and architecture & engineering.
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43
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95
planned procurements
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5
frameworks running
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5
tender packs read
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Market analysis
Bidding into Defence Equipment and Support — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
31%
Awards to SMEs
51%
Top-5 supplier share
12%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 31% of Defence Equipment and Support’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Defence Equipment and Support
How much does Defence Equipment and Support spend on procurement?
Defence Equipment and Support awarded 269 contracts totalling £6.8bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 224 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £27.0M.
Who are Defence Equipment and Support's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Defence Equipment and Support by total award value are General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited, Boeing Defence UK Ltd, LOCKHEED MARTIN. The top five suppliers together hold 51% of contract value.
What does Defence Equipment and Support buy from suppliers?
Defence Equipment and Support's procurement is concentrated in repair and maintenance services, security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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GUIDE
PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
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SECTOR
UK Government IT Services
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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