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Public sector contracts from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has published 505 contract awards since 2022.

41 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 330 different suppliers.

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41
Awards, last 12 months
505
Awards since 2021
330
Distinct suppliers
£53k
Median contract value
47
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 24 Aug 2026. Value figures cover the 501 of 505 contracts where a value was published.

Coming up for renewal

47 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.

ContractIncumbentValueExpires
Experts MediazooMedia Zoo Limited£49k30 Sept 2026
1-year Option Extension to Incinerator M&E Maintenance ContractSibor Limited£111k30 Sept 2026
Infrastructure Upgrades RIBA 2-4MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD£41k3 Nov 2026
CDM Advisory ServiceAtkinsRealis£193k6 Nov 2026
RQ0000035625-Microbiological Safety CabinetsContained Air Solutions Ltd£93k11 Nov 2026
MAHI Software Licence RenewalMAHI BV£20k16 Nov 2026
Service and Calibration ContractSartorius UK Limited£13k25 Nov 2026
Provision of Huddle File Sharing SubscriptionIDEAGEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED£47k31 Jan 2027
Huddle LicencesIdeagen Technology Limited£47k31 Jan 2027
Contract Award Notice for IPMO 1447; RIBA 3-4 deliverables for a new buildMorgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd£909k9 Mar 2027
Intel LeaseINTEL CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED£47k13 Mar 2027
Supply of VR Forces Software LicensesST ENGINEERING ANTYCIP LTD£157k31 Mar 2027
Tri-band GPS data analysis for the CIRCE satellite missionUniversity of Bath£35k31 Mar 2027
Delivery of Ballistic Missile and Ground Based Air Defence WorkshopsLOCKHEED MARTIN UK AMPTHILL LIMITED£400k31 Mar 2027
Supply and Installation of In-vitro Inhalation Exposure SystemVITROCELL Systems GmbH£125k31 Mar 2027

Overview

Its most active procurement category is research and development.

Perfect Circle JV LTD appears most frequently, holding 24 awards.

Published contract values total £379.6m, across the 501 contracts that state one, with a median of £53k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

47 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q4 2434Q1 2548Q2 2519Q3 2519Q4 256Q1 2619Q2 269Q3 266

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Insurance PurchaseWillis Towers Watson£90k24 Aug 2026
RQ0000089876 - Telehandler ProcurementAmeyBriggs£111k30 Jul 2026
Technical Services Radio Upgrade2CL Communications Limited£103k22 Jul 2026
Huddle LicencesIdeagen Technology Limited£47k21 Jul 2026
Supply and delivery of Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) LaserPhotonic Solutions Limited£40k17 Jul 2026
Storage Solution for ExplosivesMistral Security Inc£453k14 Jul 2026
Infrastructure Upgrades RIBA 2-4MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD£41k30 Jun 2026
Forward Asset Service Plan (FASP01)NG BAILEY LTD£15.3m26 Jun 2026
Experts MediazooMedia Zoo Limited£49k8 Jun 2026
Horsefly data platformAI Recruitment Technologies Limited£28k15 May 2026
Infrastructure and Operations PathfinderGartner UK Limited£50k6 May 2026
Maintain and Sustain ServicesKier Construction Ltd£8.3m5 May 2026
DSTL Service Strategy and AssuranceFlyform Limited£42k22 Apr 2026
Stores Options AppraisalPerfect Circle JV Limited£50k21 Apr 2026
Level 3 Laboratory TechnicianCSR Scientific Training Ltd£42k15 Apr 2026
Contract Award Notice for IPMO 1447; RIBA 3-4 deliverables for a new buildMorgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd£909k27 Mar 2026
Contract Award Notice for IPMO 2109; RIBA 1 deliverables including surveys for a potential refurbMorgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd£273k27 Mar 2026
ZCU102 Programmable Logic IC Development Tools / SKU106 Programmable Logic IC Development ToolsMOUSER ELECTRONICS, INC.£12k24 Mar 2026
USRP X310 KITDIGI-KEY CORPORATION£96k23 Mar 2026
Support to Dstl Space domain Operational Research MMTD developmentBae Systems (Operations) Ltd£440k6 Mar 2026

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Perfect Circle JV LTD24 awards
  2. 02Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited12 awards
  3. 03Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited12 awards
  4. 04Media Zoo Limited8 awards
  5. 05Mosaic-Island Limited6 awards
  6. 06University Of Southampton5 awards
  7. 07Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited5 awards
  8. 08HazmatLink Limited5 awards
  9. 09Gartner UK LTD5 awards
  10. 10Fisher Scientific UK LTD5 awards
Every supplier to Defence Science and Technology Laboratory with a profile75

The CPV codes on this work

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Common questions

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, in short

Who does Defence Science and Technology Laboratory award contracts to?

Across 505 contracts recorded since 2021, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has used 330 different suppliers. The most frequent are Perfect Circle JV LTD (24 contracts), Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited (12 contracts), Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited (12 contracts).

What does Defence Science and Technology Laboratory buy?

Its most active procurement categories are research and development, laboratory and precision equipment, architecture and engineering. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contracts come up for renewal?

47 contracts awarded by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does Defence Science and Technology Laboratory spend on contracts?

Published values total £379.6m across the 501 contracts that state one, with a median of £53k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

How can I be alerted to new Defence Science and Technology Laboratory tenders?

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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.