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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)
Defra closed pension schemes administration
Administration and management of two small closed pension schemes.
Pepr - CE IPA nista associate review
The overall aim of this review is to provide an independent, objective, and time-sensitive assessment of the digital readiness of the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pE
ODA - environmental pollution
Environmental Pollution Control research in Vietnam and Uganda Direct award contract
Food authenticity method standardisation support/harmonisation
The aim of the research is to ensure UK interests are represented at the CEN TC 460 Food Authenticity, that knowledge sharing occurs and the maintenance of expert links with the CE
Food authenticity method standardisation support/harmonisation
The aim of the research is to ensure UK interests are represented at the CEN TC 460 Food Authenticity, that knowledge sharing occurs and the maintenance of expert links with the CE
Food authenticity method standardisation support/harmonisation
The aim of the research is to ensure UK interests are represented at the CEN TC 460 Food Authenticity, that knowledge sharing occurs and the maintenance of expert links with the CE
Local air quality management (LAQM) support contract
The Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Support service exists to support that statutory function and provides technical support to 363 LAs across the UK, so that they can carry ou
Tncea - developing resources and infrastructure for citizen science
'The Natural Capital & Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across E
Increasing the accessibility of plant healthy certification
A three-year (25 June 2025 – 31st March 2028) Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to registered, not-for-profit, charity Plant Healthy Limited that aims to promote and enhance plant heal
Cornwall badger vaccination pilot
Defra requires a three-year project for badger vaccination and research activities in three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall. Defra requires a three-year contract for badger vaccination
Defra group - national plant hire framework - 2025-2031
National Plant Hire Framework with 7 lots covering a managing agent with 6 of those covering specific assets for hire. £95m has been approved but this is not a guaranteed value of
Tncea - unexploded ordnance detailed desk studies for england ecosystem survey
The overall aim of the contract is to carry out detailed UXO desk studies and risk assessments on selected sites. Two contracts will be awarded each with a requirement to deliver 6
CBRN remediation services framework
The Remediation Services Framework is procured, on behalf of UK Government, by the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Chemical, Biological, Radiation and
Tncea - citizen science integrated survey design
Natural England, on behalf of Defra and the NCEA programme, are working to design and test Integrated Surveys for monitoring. The goal is to combine a range of accessible survey ap
NBC agreement S278
S278 Row Town Access • Engineer services • Provisional Certificate • Final Certificate This agreement may not constitute a public contract under the PA 2023 and therefore publicati
NBC planning performance agreement 25-27
The Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) is a project plan framework for the Council and the Developer to manage the submission and determination of applications at the site for fo
Contract for the modelling of ambient air quality (MAAQ)
Contract for the Modelling of Ambient Air Quality (MAAQ) This procurement is to appoint a contractor for the Modelling of Ambient Air Quality for assessment of air quality and repo
Procurement for national river flow archive peak flows dataset maintenance
Continuation of Dataset maintenance for National River Flow Archive Single Source Procurement with the existing supplier to extend services for one year. This procurement falls bel
Future hosting and storage services (FHAS)
Contract for provision of Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS) in support of business applications that will include the provisioning and management of Data Centre based on-p
Tncea england ecosystem survey soil sampling and assessment survey 2025-26
tNCEA England Ecosystem Survey Soil Sampling and Assessment Survey 2025-26