# Defence Equipment and Support: UK public-sector contract awards > A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices. ## Key facts - Awards: 181 - Known award value: £107,185,868 - Distinct contract winners: 122 - First award: 27 November 2015 - Latest award: 30 March 2026 ## Top contract winners - Air Partner Limited: 10 awards - Air Charter Service: 4 awards - DAMCO UK: 4 awards - [Frazer Nash Consultancy](/contract-winners/frazer-nash-consultancy/public-sector-contract-awards): 4 awards - [NDL Software](/contract-winners/ndl-software/public-sector-contract-awards): 4 awards ## Contract awards ### [The Upgraded Education Programme for New ESCIT Team Recruits - Consultancy Competency](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-29ae670c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT · Roleplay UK · £88,910 · 6 January 2016 · awarded ### [For Transparency Reasons Only - Contract Delivery Management Team Recruitment Vendor Selection](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d8fd1d33-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT · Manpower UK Ltd · £36,000 · 29 April 2016 · awarded ### [Initial Provisioning Spares Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Wholeship Pumps](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4b601bad-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT · DESMI · £848,261 · 8 September 2016 · awarded ### [Programme ARAGON](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68b55a58-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT · 18 November 2016 · pre\_procurement ### [In-Service Support of Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier Integrated Navigation Bridge System and Legacy Navigation Equipment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-db16318e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Defence equipment & Support · Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B\.V\. · £25,000,000 · 12 May 2016 · awarded ### [For Transparency purposes only - Equipment Failure Report \(EFR\) Analysis Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4960f66f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT · Babcock Land Ltd · £501,096 · 31 May 2016 · awarded Page 8 of 8; 181 total records.