Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has 12 open tenders and 9,852 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 4,673 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
Restoration of water levels in the River Lambourn at Weston Mill
- Expired contract
UK delivery of the EU Ecolabel Regulation
- Expired contract
Stodmarsh Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Protection Area
- Expired contract
CEFAS: Request for Quotation for Review of evidence from marine aggregate industry monitoring reports and relevant new scientific information off the coasts of north and south Wales.
- Expired contract
Wintering Bird Survey - Durham Coast SSSI & Co-located SPAs
- Expired contract
Year In Industry Student, Biodiversity Programme, Defra
- Expired contract
River Derwent (Borrowdale, Cumbria) - River restoration feasibility study
- Expired contract
River Clun water quality monitoring of potential FWPM translocation sites
- Expired contract
Transport of round wood timber from Kielder Forest to Forest Garden Sawmills, Lockerbie
- Expired contract
Installation and Management of Goalposts Adjacent to Overhead Powerlines (OHPLs) on the Forestry Commission Estate throughout England
- Expired contract
WasteDataFlow Administration & Management
- Expired contract
Supply of Two Freezers To The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
- Expired contract
Edoc Administration and Management
- Expired contract
DNA Ear Tagging of TB Reactors
- Expired contract
Renewal of GDS Framework of Specialist Suppliers
- Expired contract
Aqualate Mere Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Ramsar Water Quality Project
- Expired contract
Contract for the repair/rebuild of Dry Stone Ha-Ha with Iron Railings (CL2) at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.
- Expired contract
Fertiliser Consultant Analyst
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 security891£5.9bn
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support743£9.2bn
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services667£3.8bn
- Construction work655£18.8bn
- Education and training services382£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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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