Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has 10 open tenders and 9,859 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 4,662 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.
- Closed tender
Environment Agency - Bradney Depot Security Systems Upgrade
- 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
- Closed tender
Earth Observation Data Integration Pilots
- 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
- Closed tender
Assessing the wider benefits of the Woodland Carbon Code
- 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
- Expired contract
Pipette Service and Calibration for APHA
- Expired contract
Year In Industry Student, Biodiversity Programme, Defra
- Closed tender
Cefas: Marine underwater video and stills analysis for South Dorset MCZ
- Expired contract
APHA Media Preparator (SLS)
- Closed tender
Ion Chromatography analyser for the Analysis of Environmental Waters
- Closed tender
Confined SpacesTraining
- Expired contract
INRA BCG Challenge
- Expired contract
Tickton Depot Portacabin Replacement
- Expired contract
Centrifuge Maintenance, Repair and Calibration Services
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 services1,214£2.0bn
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services983£21.0bn
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security891£5.9bn
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support738£9.2bn
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services662£3.8bn
- Construction work654£18.7bn
- Education and training services383£153.1m
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)215£136.9m
- Software package and information systems140£668.5m
- Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services139£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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