Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has published 87 tenders in United Kingdom.

1 is open for bids as of 3 August 2026.

Its buying spans 22 CPV divisions, most often laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Across 19 awarded contracts the median value is £203.2k.

Its published awards total £8.4m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 26 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 11 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.5 tenders a month, measured over 59 months of history.
Half of their 19 awarded contracts are worth £203.2k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security, education and training services.
Their most frequent suppliers are Deloitte LLP (2), Level Peaks (2), University of Cambridge (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
1 Ops Target Operating Model (TOM) Consultancy	Deloitte LLP	8 August 2023	£326k
1 Ops Target Operating Model (TOM) Consultancy	Delloite LLP	29 June 2023	£326k
1 Ops Target Operating Model (TOM) Consultancy	Deloitte LLP	29 June 2023	£326k
TWiSTED Phases 2 & 3	XI Systems Limited	11 May 2023	£1m
ARTIC Upgrade and ARTIC-Lite	Roke Manor Research Limited	21 March 2023	£250k
Hologram Table	Axiom Holographics International PTY LTD	24 February 2023	£157.5k