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Ministry of Defence: Procurement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 83098

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of his Department's suppliers are registered on the central procurement platform.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department has a total of 20,690 active unique suppliers with live contracts The Department has a total of 131,172 unique suppliers.

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