UK Defence Contract Awards Tracker
Live aggregate statistics on UK defence & security contract awards, built from official Find a Tender notices and refreshed continuously — while most published defence procurement trackers update quarterly or annually. Free to use and cite with attribution; see the methodology for sources, coverage and limitations.
Awards by month, last 12 months
| Month | Defence awards published | Known value |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 1 | £360,000 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | £211,704 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 | £132m |
| Apr 2026 | 9 | £31m |
| May 2026 | 72 | £511m |
| Jun 2026 | 140 | £5.9bn |
| Jul 2026 | 22 | £119m |
“Known value” sums only awards where the buyer published a value; the true total is higher.
Most active defence buyers, by awards tracked
| Buyer | Awards | Known value |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | 81 | £413m |
| Defence Equipment and Support | 33 | £1.6bn |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | 13 | £219,410 |
| BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED | 8 | £33m |
| Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament | 6 | £540,600 |
| Defence Infrastructure Organisation | 5 | £522,401 |
| Submarine Delivery Agency | 5 | £10m |
| National Highways Limited | 4 | £5m |
Who is actually winning these contracts?
The tracker shows the shape of the market. The winning suppliers behind every one of these 254 awards — with per-company win histories and first-time-winner flags — are part of the Operator plan, from £3,950/year. Every new account sees everything free for 30 minutes.
DefenceLens monitors 24,720 UK notices, of which 2,980 are defence & security. Data from the UK Find a Tender service under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Cite as “Source: DefenceLens Defence Contract Awards Tracker” with a link to this page. Explore live defence tenders or the MOD tenders guide.