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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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Total contracts
155
Known spend
£2bn
149 disclosed
Average value
£11m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Fera Science Ltd
5 winslatest 07 Jul 2025£692m
- 2
The University of Exeter
5 winslatest 04 Nov 2025£1m
- 3
Oceanwise Limited
4 winslatest 26 Sept 2025£97,404
- 4
UKRI as represented by British Geological Survey
3 winslatest 16 Apr 2025£743,995
- 5
PLANTEXPAND LIMITED
2 winslatest 08 May 2026£94m
- 6
Marine Biological Association
2 winslatest 17 Dec 2025£1m
- 7
AEDC Limited
2 winslatest 20 Oct 2025£148,000
- 8
Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
2 winslatest 10 Oct 2025£146,133
- 9
PA Consulting Services Ltd
£125,200
- 10
Artios Global Limited
£121,322
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT 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
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (155)
Regional food systems citizen's advisory council analysis
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
Water quality research and catchment planning in the river wye.
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
Management of the marine env. monitoring & assessment national database - plus
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
Capturing transitional changes in ghgfluxes following peat restoration
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
Environmental science research, development and evidence (ES RDE) framework
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
FCP reporting service
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
Reservoir panel engineers supply and capacity
Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity- Implementing the recommendations from The Future Supply of Panel Engineers report.
UK archive for marine species and habitats data (dassh)
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
MRF (marine recovery fund) - procurement of strategic compensatory measures (scms)
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
Peat evidence review
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
Consumer confidence in drinking water
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
Water quality research and catchment planning in the river wye
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
Land cover plus crops license 25 - 26
Land Cover Plus Crops Data License 25 - 26
NCF R&D trees symposium - trees and forestry conference: research-practice exchange.
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
Provision of food & drink market intelligence reports
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
Advanced technologies for autonomous health and welfare monitoring in aquaculture
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
FCP: E.L.M payment rate development
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being E.L.M Payment Rate Developments
Learning and development - msc surveying (real estate)
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
Neurodiversity in the farming community - farmers weekly's
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)
Digital operating model review
This short, focused review will assess the effectiveness, alignment, and sustainability of Defra’s current digital operating model.