Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 83098

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

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.

Answer

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.