Awarded contract

Military Working Dogs (MWD) - 4 Variants

Details

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support : Ministry of Defence
Supplier(s): SALAKA Limited
Value: £3,152,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Small animals
Published: 29 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Protect Delivery Team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a Competitive Flexible Procedure procurement for Military Working Dogs (MWD). The MWD capabilities required are: - Canine Protection and Detection Dog (CPAD) -Level 1 - Canine Protection and Detection Dog (CPAD) -Level 2 (Enhanced capability to Level 1) - Specialist Search Dog (SSD) - Mobile Ground Sensor (MGS) aka Arms and Explosives Search (AES) Full capability requirements of each variant will be released at the Tender stage. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 September 2026
Completed: Award published29 September 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Suppliers register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, where every opportunity above a set value is advertised. Contracts Finder carries the same tender and contract opportunities for wider visibility. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

03325000 · Small animals
80512000 · Dog training services
98380000 · Dog kennel services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov