Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has 11 open tenders and 9,855 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Research and development services and related consultancy services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. It is the 2nd largest buyer in London by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 4,666 contracts worth £10.1bn.
About Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.
Recent notices from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Click on any notice to view more details.
- Expired contract
Lot 2: Langstone Harbour, Rye Sands & Wootton Creek SSSI and Newton Harbour SSSI intertidal sediment mapping Phase 2.
- Expired contract
Development of bespoke leadership model for Forest Enterprise England
- Expired contract
22432 - One AHO for APHA Heathrow
- Expired contract
Supply of a Cassette Labeller
- Expired contract
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping for Marine Management Organisation
- Expired contract
Release of biological control agent rust at locations in the River Camel
- Expired contract
Arena toilets and backstage toilets and showers for outdoor Forest Live concerts
- Expired contract
Earth Observation Data Integration Pilot 7 Innovative processing to aid RPA remote sensed payment checking
- Expired contract
Contract to Review Timber Marketing and Sales by Forest Enterprise England
- Expired contract
Provision of Storage for Intervention Skimmed Milk Powder
- Expired contract
Mid Cornwall Moors NVC and Condition Assessment Survey 2015
- Expired contract
Earth Observation Data Integration Pilots
- Expired contract
Attribute surveys in the East of North England Forest District
- Expired contract
Earth Observation Data Integration Pilot 8, Innovative application of change detection and spatial processing rules to inform operational water quality monitoring
- Expired contract
Audio Transcription Services to Defra Investigation Services
- Expired contract
FRESHWATER PEARL MUSSELS - DUBBS BECK RESTORATION PROJECT, RIVER KENT AND TRIBUTARIES SSSI AND RIVER KENT SAC - WATER QUALITY AND SUBSTRATE MONITORING
- Expired contract
Monitoring the contribution that Environmental Stewardship is making to the maintenance and enhancement of landscape character and quality using the Rapid Survey Methodology: 2015 Survey
- Expired contract
22296: Two SVIs for APHA Inverurie
Top procurement categories
Categories Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published tenders under over the last five years.
- Research and development services and related consultancy services1,217£2.0bn
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services993£21.0bn
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security890£5.9bn
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support741£9.2bn
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services666£3.8bn
- Construction work655£18.8bn
- Education and training services383£152.4m
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)217£136.7m
- Software package and information systems140£665.7m
- Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services140£1.2bn
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov |
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