Ministry of Defence: tenders, contracts and bids
Ministry of Defence has awarded 3,710 contracts since October 2023, usually worth about £500k over 36 months. Its earlier open tenders drew a median of 2 bids, which we call few bidders.
Fewer bids than 91% of the 847 UK public buyers we can rate.
Ministry of Defence: key facts
- Open tenders now
- 9
- Coming soon
- 32
- Contracts ending within 12 months
- 397
- Usual bids per tender
- 2few bidders
- Contracts awarded since Oct 2023
- 3,710
- Usual contract
- £500k36 months
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What is Ministry of Defence buying now?
9 open tenders and 32 planned tenders coming soon.
| Tender | Closes | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 715940476 EPACS UK4 - Tender Notice | 22 Oct 2026 | £560k |
| 715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility | 27 Oct 2026 | £1.2m |
| For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW) | 30 Oct 2026 | £444k |
| UK4 - Tender Notice | 30 Oct 2026 | £177k |
| European Movements Enabling Agreement (EMEA) for the Germany Enabling Office (GEO) | 5 Nov 2026 | not stated |
| UK4 Tender Notice - 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032 | 12 Nov 2026 | £81k |
| 715926485 - Defence Healthy Child Program | 16 Nov 2026 | £3.0m |
| British Gurkas Nepal White Fleet Vehicle Replacement | 30 Nov 2026 | £1.9m |
| UK DTE Projects (various upcoming) | 8 Mar 2027 | not stated |
Which of its contracts end soon?
397 contracts from this buyer end in the next 12 months and may be re-tendered. Which ones, with their end dates, is for signed-in users of BidCount.
See them in BidCountMostly tenders in: Vehicles, Education & training, Security & defence.
Built from official UK procurement notices (Open Government Licence v3.0), updated 10 Oct 2026. Bid figures describe a buyer's history, not a forecast for any one tender. Always check the official notice before you act. About BidCount.
To cite this page: Ministry of Defence tenders and bid counts, BidCount, https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence, updated 10 Oct 2026.