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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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Total contracts
96
Known spend
£108m
91 disclosed
Average value
£1m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
WSP UK Ltd
4 winslatest 27 Aug 2026£296,709
- 2
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
2 winslatest 22 Jun 2026£766,066
- 3
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
2 winslatest 02 Sept 2026£600,000
- 4
University of Manchester
2 winslatest 28 Jul 2026£560,853
- 5
Investigo Limited
2 winslatest 20 Apr 2026£180,238
- 6
RSK ADAS Limited
2 winslatest 19 Aug 2026£149,593
- 7
APEM Limited
2 winslatest 18 Aug 2026£142,916
- 8
AECOM Ltd
2 winslatest 02 Sept 2026£84,840
- 9
Strat-Edgy LLP
£72,000
- 10
Fera Science Ltd
2 winslatest 21 Sept 2026£58,156
What they buy
By CPV categoryArchitectural & engineeringCPV 71
2 contracts · £25m
Business servicesCPV 79
2 contracts · £320,000
IT servicesCPV 72
2 contracts · £169,978
SoftwareCPV 48
1 contract · £37,438
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Penrith PM Further Design AECOM
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (96)
Support services for UK vessel monitoring system (VMS) device - 2026
The UK is required to collect position information from UK administered commercial fishing vessels over 12m in length, and where said vessels are fishing in EU states and other 3rd
Spida and ibtb - support & maintainance (26/27)
Standard break/fix support and essential maintenance services for APHA's bespoke web-based web-based GIS applications (ibTB and SPIDA)
Weybridge technical assurance and high containment services
The UK government (Defra) is looking for specialist consultants to provide technical oversight and expert advice on containment laboratory projects—including building new labs, refurbishing existing ones, and maintaining them. This is a long-term partnership to ensure labs meet strict safety and containment standards. There are two separate contracts (Lots) available, worth £18.3 million and £7 million respectively.
NBC technical quality assurance partner
NBC Technical Quality Assurance Partner This is a key strategic NBC Partner contract to : Provide Commissioning, Verification and Validation (CVV) services to the NBC Programme. Pr
Executive master of public policy
a. The Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) is designed to equip Civil Servants with the cutting-edge analytical skills required to deliver effective policy in an increasingly
The future rural payment service (FRPS)
Background The Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) was created to replace the EU’s farming support system with a new approach that rewards land managers and food producers for
Penrith PM further design aecom
Provision of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP), BREEAM specialists services, Civil and Structural Engineering Services design services for the Penrith Regional Laborat
Permanent recruitment advertising services for the defra group
The contract covers Permanent Recruitment Campaigns for Defra group. The service includes: Campaign Attraction • Provide day to day recruitment advertising solutions for Defra Stra
ES RDE 025 - conventional crop responses to higher water table levels
Defra self-service direct award. The purpose of this work is to determine which conventional horticultural crops and cultivars can tolerate higher water tables and to generate the
ES RDE 023 - pepr local authority cost modelling validation
The Defra Fees and Payments Calculator (FPC) team would like to procure some work to enhance validation of LAPCAP model outputs and support further model development.
ES RDE 030 - scoping review of scientific approaches for origin verification of
To identify and review methods for verifying the origin of priority non‑timber commodities (cocoa, soy, palm oil, coffee, rubber and cattle), assessing where and how they add the m
NMI: GF centre of excellence & NM standards adoption
The tender seeks a delivery partner to design, deliver, and operate a national Centre of Excellence that strengthens the UK’s nature markets over a three‑year period.
ES RDE 019 - requirements for the storage of sodium hypochlorite
This proposal is provided in response to a request to tender under the RDE framework for a study related to the storage requirements of sodium hypochlorite within drinking water sy
ODA - regional pollution forum in sub-saharan africa
Forum to be held in Sub-Saharan Africa hosted by GAHP to present the findings from the work they carried out in Vietnam and Uganda
Defra agency planning dashboard - early market engagement
The Planning Dashboard is a core tool used by the Business Planning Team to coordinate and monitor operational and business delivery across the agency. It captures and manages plan
Flood risk assessment tool - request for information
The Environment Agency (EA) require a tool to assess the additional flood risk caused when a flood risk management asset falls below required condition (BRC). Understanding the inc
Provision of an economic analysis to assess canal & river trust grants
The Supplier are uniquely placed to assist DEFRA with this assessment, as we are the leading economics and finance consultancy in the area of subsidy control and state aid. Over th
Global PMI data
To obtain a bespoke PMI dataset produced by S&P Global, ensuring continuity, accuracy, and reliability of economic indicators for bespoke Defra sectors that cannot be sourced from
SIO commercial support service
Provision of commercial support services through mobilisation and into early transition to Service Infrastructure and Operations
Project leadership programme PLP
There is the need to build project leadership capability across Government and those that work within major change programmes. Through NISTA (Cabinet Office), Crown Commercial Serv