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 9,853 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 4,664 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
APHA Media Preparator (SLS)
- Expired contract
INRA BCG Challenge
- Expired contract
Tickton Depot Portacabin Replacement
- Expired contract
Centrifuge Maintenance, Repair and Calibration Services
- Expired contract
Supply of ERS Training
- Expired contract
APHA requires a service contract for Illumina sequencing instruments. They are specialised instruments for high-throughput DNA sequencing.
- Expired contract
UK SBS Framework - Sequencing Reagent and Consumables Contract - 21739
- Expired contract
Contract for synthesis of complex brucella antigen carbohydrates
- Expired contract
Valuation project for the compensatory element within the Review of Consents pro
- Expired contract
Mini Tender Lot 6 Evaluating the Impacts of HLS-funded Lowland Heathland Management on the Conservation Status of European Protected Reptiles
- Expired contract
Mini Tender Lot 1 Agreement scale monitoring of ES – 2015/16 and 2016/17
- Expired contract
Recreational and Commercial Anchoring and Mooring Impacts in MPA
- Expired contract
Analysis of existing data to study effects of towed fishing gears
- Expired contract
Scoping study to guide research into littering from vehicles
- Expired contract
Project management services to facilitate the relocation of the Defra Harwell air quality monitoring station to Chilbolton Observatory (Services)
- Expired contract
A study to develop the scope for monitoring landscape-scale biodiversity impacts
- Expired contract
Replacement of the control panels for the glasshouses at the Sand Hutton glasshouse complex.
- Expired contract
Urban gull surveys: methods and design
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 services1,215£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
Unlock decision-makers at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Get direct contact details for senior stakeholders at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) so you can get your business in front of the people who actually sign off on contracts.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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