Source: https://tendernation.io/sectors/security-fire-defence-equipment

# Security, fire & defence equipment tenders

Firefighting kit, surveillance systems, police equipment and defence materiel. Security clearance and accreditation requirements can be strict, especially for defence work.

open now13

notices tracked5,914

CPV division 35. From Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, Public Contracts Scotland, TED and the World Bank, updated every morning.

## Who buys this

Ministry of Defence has published the most, with 933 notices.

Counts are every notice each buyer has published in this sector since we started tracking, open and closed.

[All buyers ](/buyers)

1. [01Ministry of Defence933](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence)
2. [02Home Office127](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office)
3. [03Babcock International Group plc93](https://tendernation.io/buyers/babcock-international-group-plc)
4. [04Ministry Of Justice79](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice)
5. [05UK Shared Business Services Limited76](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited)
6. [06Department of Health and Social Care72](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care)
7. [07Defence Equipment and Support61](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support)
8. [08Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory50](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory)

## Open tenders

13 still accepting bids, newest first. Deadlines inside 14 days are highlighted.

- [Invitation to Tender For Maintenance of CCTV, door entry systems and internal magnetic lock doors](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6e0f-7313-90e4-fd188ee6e66c/invitation-to-tender-for-maintenance-of-cctv-door-entry-systems-and-internal)[Maidstone Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/maidstone-borough-council) · GB · Published 14 Oct 2026Closes 11 Nov 2026
- [Carbine Backup Sights](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6fe6-73c0-bfbd-a122bdd36aad/carbine-backup-sights)[Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/civil-nuclear-police-authority-cnpa-civil-nuclear-constabulary-cnc) · GB · £100,000 · Published 13 Oct 2026Closes 2 Nov 2026
- [Procurement of Replacement BA Compressor for Cornwall Airport Ltd](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-8c7f-70ab-8390-a5b20477a531/procurement-of-replacement-ba-compressor-for-cornwall-airport-ltd)[Corserv Solutions Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/corserv-solutions-limited) · GB · £25,000 · Published 13 Oct 2026Closes in 6 days
- [UBIQUITY FPV Training](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-9b34-737b-a1f4-4685f8d1a8b7/ubiquity-fpv-training)[Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) · GB · £3,125,000 · Published 13 Oct 2026Closes 6 Nov 2026
- [Drone and Drone Services (1356)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-b7f1-7117-bede-7fc81550642d/drone-and-drone-services-1356)[Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-purchasing-organisation) · GB · £500,000,000 · Published 12 Oct 2026Closes 11 Nov 2026
- [Supply, Installation and Operation of an Occupancy Sensor and Monitoring Solution](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-221e-7248-a88e-26076cf0cf18/supply-installation-and-operation-of-an-occupancy-sensor-and-monitoring-solutio)[University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-portsmouth-higher-education-corporation) · GB · Published 1 Oct 2026Closes in 5 days
- [616\_27 Personal Safety and Security Equipment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-6adc-7101-9f01-66ac8ac9e37f/616-27-personal-safety-and-security-equipment)[Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo) · GB · £1,416,667 · Published 25 Sept 2026Closes in 14 days
- [Radiation and Tritium Safety Diagnostics](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5543-7319-a75b-6b13a4797d2b/radiation-and-tritium-safety-diagnostics)[UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority) · GB · £1,000,000 · Published 24 Sept 2026Closes in 8 days
- [YPO - 001218 Critical Incident Management and Public Safety Software and Systems](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-21fc-732f-b631-271e855bc29e/ypo-001218-critical-incident-management-and-public-safety-software-and-systems)[YPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ypo) · GB · £500,000,000 · Published 20 Apr 2026Closes 19 Jan 2034
- [Procurement of new Metrology Instruments (Installed and Portable) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baf-5097-73c1-a739-540801b3db3f/procurement-of-new-metrology-instruments-installed-and-portable-dynamic-purch)[Nuclear Restoration Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nuclear-restoration-services-limited) · GB · £9,500,000 · Published 14 Oct 2024Closes 23 Feb 2029
- [YPO - 001218 Critical Incident Management and Public Safety Software and Systems](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d22-ab9b-7332-83af-f53f69b2bb64/ypo-001218-critical-incident-management-and-public-safety-software-and-systems)[YPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ypo) · GB · £500,000,000 · Published 27 Oct 2023Closes 12 Feb 2029
- [YPO - 001148 Drones and Associated Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d06-f43f-736d-83c0-988957ca0888/ypo-001148-drones-and-associated-services)[YPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ypo) · GB · £500,000,000 · Published 5 Jan 2023Closes 4 Jul 2027
- [YPO - 001110 Emergency Response and Rescue Equipment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bca-bf91-737e-a37b-2baebf270cd5/ypo-001110-emergency-response-and-rescue-equipment)[YPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ypo) · GB · £40,000,000 · Published 15 Mar 2022Closes 13 Jun 2032

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