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Security and defence contracts in the UK public sector
UK public sector buyers awarded 681 security and defence contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £150k. 508 end in the next 18 months, 71 of them within three months.
Security services and equipment, fire and rescue, policing and defence-related procurement.
- 681
- Contracts, last 12 months
- 3,271
- Contracts since 2021
- 854
- Buyers active here
- £150k
- Median contract value
- 508
- Expiring in 18 months
Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.
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Coming up for renewal
508 security and defence contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.
- 71
- within 3 months
- 207
- within 6 months
- 370
- within 12 months
- 508
- within 18 months
By year: security and defence ending in 2026 · security and defence ending in 2027 · security and defence ending in 2028 · security and defence ending in 2029
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Working in CPV codes? Security and defence is CPV division 35, with every code beneath it and how often UK buyers use each one.
Common questions
Security and defence procurement, in short
Who buys security and defence in the UK public sector?
854 public sector organisations have awarded security and defence contracts since 2021. The most active are Ministry of Defence (465 contracts), UK Research and Innovations (85 contracts), Home Office (58 contracts).
How much is a typical security and defence contract worth?
The median is £150k, across the 3,092 contracts of 3,271 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.
When do security and defence contracts come up for renewal?
508 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.
How do I find new security and defence tenders?
Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.
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.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Security and defence contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/security-and-defence (Accessed: 7 November 2026).