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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

central_govUKenglandGB

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Total contracts

155

Known spend

£2bn

149 disclosed

Average value

£11m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Fera Science Ltd

    5 winslatest 07 Jul 2025

    £692m

  2. 2

    The University of Exeter

    5 winslatest 04 Nov 2025

    £1m

  3. 3

    Oceanwise Limited

    4 winslatest 26 Sept 2025

    £97,404

  4. 4

    UKRI as represented by British Geological Survey

    3 winslatest 16 Apr 2025

    £743,995

  5. 5

    PLANTEXPAND LIMITED

    2 winslatest 08 May 2026

    £94m

  6. 6

    Marine Biological Association

    2 winslatest 17 Dec 2025

    £1m

  7. 7

    AEDC Limited

    2 winslatest 20 Oct 2025

    £148,000

  8. 8

    Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)

    2 winslatest 10 Oct 2025

    £146,133

  9. 9

    PA Consulting Services Ltd

    2 winslatest 13 Oct 2025CH 00414220

    £125,200

  10. 10

    Artios Global Limited

    2 winslatest 23 Oct 2025CH 10239087

    £121,322

What they buy

By CPV category
  • IT servicesCPV 72

    13 contracts · £45m

  • Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90

    13 contracts · £23m

  • Business servicesCPV 79

    5 contracts · £5m

  • R&D servicesCPV 73

    4 contracts · £699m

  • Architectural & engineeringCPV 71

    4 contracts · £3m

  • Agricultural servicesCPV 77

    2 contracts · £28m

  • Health & social workCPV 85

    1 contract · £1m

  • SoftwareCPV 48

    1 contract · £1m

Tender activity

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All contracts (155)

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ocds-h6vhtk-060706 · award

Regional food systems citizen's advisory council analysis

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Citizen engagement focuses on exploring and analysing the conditions and levers that foster good food cycles where people live, go to school, and work. By uncovering the environmen

£Up to £133,625
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0606a0 · tender

Water quality research and catchment planning in the river wye.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This opportunity is an Open Procedure advertised by Defra group Commercial on behalf of Defra. The Wye catchment covers two nations, and five counties, and contains a complex mix o

£Up to £1,000,000
⏱ 18 Feb 2026
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d58f · award

Management of the marine env. monitoring & assessment national database - plus

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This commission is for the provision of marine data management and support services for the MERMAN+ system (the “Data Manager”). The role requires demonstrable expertise in marine

£Up to £345,218
⏱ 24 Nov 2025
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059b45 · award

Capturing transitional changes in ghgfluxes following peat restoration

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Peatlands are the world’s largest terrestrial carbon store, yet most of England’s peatlands are degraded, with only 13% of deep peat remaining in near‑natural condition. This degra

£Up to £199,911
⏱ 13 Oct 2025
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64 · award

Environmental science research, development and evidence (ES RDE) framework

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
London

An open framework for Scientific Research and Development (R&D) and monitoring. It will cover the following thematic areas: Food Science, Farming, Air Quality and Sound, Vegetation

£Up to £192,000,000
⏱ 9 Jun 2025
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05f8bd · award

FCP reporting service

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
services

The FCP Reporting Service Platform addresses insufficient reporting capabilities for the evolving farming domain systems and data landscape. The data it provides helps to inform fa

£Up to £714,770
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05f7f5 · award

Reservoir panel engineers supply and capacity

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity- Implementing the recommendations from The Future Supply of Panel Engineers report.

£Up to £189,000
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a871 · award

UK archive for marine species and habitats data (dassh)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

DASSH is the UK’s accredited Data Archive Centre (“DAC”) for marine species and habitats data. It is part of the MEDIN and plays a critical role in supporting statutory environment

£Up to £695,640
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05f75c · planning

MRF (marine recovery fund) - procurement of strategic compensatory measures (scms)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

As part of Defra’s role in delivering strategic compensatory measures via the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF), Defra as the MRF Operator (MRFO) IS seeking expressions of interest from t

£Up to £4,166,666
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05db52 · award

Peat evidence review

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This project will synthesise the latest European and UK research on peatlands to support future policy development in England. It will explore a wide range of policy-relevant quest

£Up to £230,000
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a9cf · award

Consumer confidence in drinking water

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Research aims One of DWI’s core objectives is to protect and promote public confidence in the quality and safety of drinking water. Recent political, media and environmental pressu

£Up to £51,675
⏱ 3 Nov 2025
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05f314 · planning

Water quality research and catchment planning in the river wye

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Defra and Welsh government are tendering for a new research project on water quality in the River Wye. In particular, we want to gather evidence on the impact of agriculture in thi

£Up to £1,000,000
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05e949 · award

Land cover plus crops license 25 - 26

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Land Cover Plus Crops Data License 25 - 26

£Up to £32,500
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d847 · award

NCF R&D trees symposium - trees and forestry conference: research-practice exchange.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Both Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund and the UKRI Future of UK Treescapes programme complete in 2025. The aim is to host a join symposium in the autumn of 2025 to showcase the rese

£Up to £76,767
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05698d · award

Provision of food & drink market intelligence reports

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

The Authority’s food and drink evidence and analytical team purchases market intelligence data and reports on the United Kingdom (UK) and global food and drink industry on an annua

££131,245 — £311,008
⏱ 26 Aug 2025
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05833b · tender

Advanced technologies for autonomous health and welfare monitoring in aquaculture

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Defra wishes to undertake research to develop a proof-of-concept advanced technology that allows for continuous monitoring of welfare in commercial production systems, focussing on

£Up to £450,000
⏱ 17 Dec 2025
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058688 · award

FCP: E.L.M payment rate development

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being E.L.M Payment Rate Developments

£Up to £800,000
⏱ 12 Sept 2025
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05dae8 · award

Learning and development - msc surveying (real estate)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Developing staff internally to meet business critical needs to fill a surveyor post within the corporate property team which has run many unsuccessful recruitment campaigns over th

£Up to £11,000
Posted · 11mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0588d5 · award

Neurodiversity in the farming community - farmers weekly's

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Defra is seeking access to a high-quality survey on neurodiversity in the farming sector. A comms partnership with the most widely read weekly Farming Magazine (the Farmers Weekly)

£Up to £15,000
Posted · 11mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05da04 · award

Digital operating model review

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This short, focused review will assess the effectiveness, alignment, and sustainability of Defra’s current digital operating model.

£Up to £9,600
Posted · 11mo agoView details →