Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 73420000·Services · class·in Research & Development (R&D)
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
73423000 Development of military vehicles8 notices · 62%73421000 Development of security equipment2 notices · 15%73426000 Development of military electronic systems2 notices · 15%73422000 Development of firearms and ammunition1 notices · 8%73424000 Development of warships1 notices · 8%- Research services 419 · 12m
- Research and development consultancy services 150 · 12m
- Research consultancy services 132 · 12m
- Development consultancy services 57 · 12m
- Research and experimental development services 50 · 12m
- Design and execution of research and development 14 · 12m
- Test and evaluation 9 · 12m
- Military research and technology 7 · 12m
- Experimental development services 3 · 12m
- Research and Development services on security and defence materials 1 · 12m
- All of Research & Development (R&D) →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government100%(13 notices)
13 of 13 notices are Central government (100%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 1 of 13 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South West England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract100%(13 notices)
13 of 13 notices are Contract (100%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Selective31%(4 notices)
4 of 13 notices are Selective (31%).Route not published31%(4 notices)
4 of 13 notices are Route not published (31%).Limited / restricted23%(3 notices)
3 of 13 notices are Limited / restricted (23%).Direct award15%(2 notices)
2 of 13 notices are Direct award (15%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold100%(2 notices)
2 of 2 notices are Above threshold (100%).
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 9 awards to 7 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Oshkosh Defense LLC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PMB DEFENCE ENGINEERING PTY LTD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| BOUGHTON ENGINEERING Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| British Telecommunications Plc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| General Dynamics Land Systems UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Government Property Agency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Horstman Defence Systems Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 1 of 13 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7342. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 11 Mar 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.