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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-055451 · award

Environmental toxicology advisory service (ETAS 2025 retender)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Procurement of: Environmental Toxicology Advisory Service (ETAS 2025 Retender).

£Up to £20,302
⏱ 25 Jul 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0523ef · tender

Food data infrastructure and governance

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This project’s aims are three-fold: to design and develop a data sharing infrastructure suitable for the UK agri-food system; advise on an optimal governance model for this infrast

£On request
⏱ 3 Nov 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0582ec · award

FCP: landscape recovery research partnership

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

FCP: Landscape Recovery Research Partnership. A collaborative research partnership with expertise across the environmental, social and economic challenges that face LR.

£Up to £93,105
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05827d · award

MRF - accelerating delivery of predator eradication on the isles of scilly

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

RSWT to develop an operational plan for predator eradication on the Isles of Scilly as a strategic compensatory measure funded by the Marine Recovery Fund. The plan will include pl

£Up to £1,402,000
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f · award

Procurement of marine DEM data products

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Procurement of Marine Data Products through purchase of Oceanwise Ltd Software Licenses. In line with the Procurement Act 2023, this complies with the thresholds for a Direct Award

£Up to £24,952
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a36e · award

Procurement of marine DEM data products

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Procurement of Marine Data Products through purchase of Oceanwise Ltd Software Licenses. In line with the Procurement Act 2023, this complies with the thresholds for a Direct Award

£Up to £24,952
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059dff · tender

Tncea - underground utilities services for EES - 2025-26

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This requirement is split into two parts. Part 1 of this requirement is to provide 151 UXO Engineer watching briefs during the execution of the EES soil survey on selected surveys

£Up to £1
⏱ 6 Oct 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056847 · award

ODA - AHSS gapnet partnership

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

ODA - AHSS GAPNET Partnership to conduct work in Ghana

£Up to £91,264
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059d70 · award

Consultancy support of a dgp ‘capital projects operating model and transitioning

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Defra group Properties(DgP) have identified the need for an independent E2E review of the current Capital Projects activities, to allow a fully informed view and decision on the mo

£Up to £46,400
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056085 · award

FCP - social design, anthropology and community-led transformation - phase 2

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

To award a contract with new methods in collaborative practice using unique modelling developed by the supplier, that bridges the gap between farm decision making in response to ch

£Up to £117,805
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055926 · award

FCP: LEEP NEV - climate resilience of agricultural production and farm business

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

An R&D piece of work using a unique modelling tool developed by the supplier, that bridges the gap between farm decision making in response to changes in agricultural potential and

£Up to £388,126
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059473 · tenderUpdate

Wildfire and peatland: studies to support delivery of the third national adaptation programme

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

The Technical Report of the Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) identified a substantial increase in wildfire risk as a direct result of climate change which may have s

£Up to £300,000
⏱ 14 Oct 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058bdd · award

UK deposit return scheme (DRS) - conditions of appointment reviews

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Conditions of Appointment reviews • Review operational planning and implementation activities undertaken in the previous period of three months • Support comparison between the ope

£Up to £18,345
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059a8a · award

Incident planning operations may & june 2025

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
services

Incident planning exercise under CBRN Framework as part of ongoing support to an NTAG-R awareness programme

£Up to £30,791
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0598bd · award

EMFF and MFF hosting, support and development 2025

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
services

Re-procurement of Hosting, Support and Development services for MMO and nationwide partners EMFF, MFF and FaSS applications Call off from Framework agreement - Crown Commercial Ser

£Up to £1,007,961
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055dcd · award

FCP natural environment valuation model (NEV): phase 2 - assessing the deliverab

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverability of environmental objectives for farming under different scenarios Defra requires an R&D piece of w

£Up to £399,760
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-050897 · award

Peatland restoration standard and technical guidelines for england and wales

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

Peatlands are the world’s largest terrestrial carbon store. When in good condition, these habitats store carbon, as well as providing other ecosystem services. But degraded peatlan

£Up to £562,305
⏱ 27 May 2025
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f9 · award

Supply of up to four (4) inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometers (icpoes)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
goods

The Environment Agency requires up to four (4) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICPOES) for delivery over a three (3) year period. We have committed to pu

£Up to £239,055
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-04cf6a · award

Pan-defra NEC contract management system

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
services

Pan-Defra NEC Contract Management System The Authority procured the provision of a Contract Management System (CMS) and any related services in order for Defra to manage various Ne

£On request
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0569c3 · planningUpdate

Project to improve school food procurement practices

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
London

This project would set out to encourage best practice in school food procurement and support a wide range of positive outcomes, including improving the quality and sustainability o

£On request
Posted · 13mo agoView details →