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 9,858 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
Cefas: RFQ for the design, manufacture and supply of injection moulding tooling for a marine container system;
- Closed tender
Contract for recreation works in Cornwall
- Closed tender
Prioritising Natural England’s SSSI and N2K sites for Small Sewage Discharge (SS
- Expired contract
Bolton Fell Moss Capital Works - Fencing and ditching work
- Expired contract
Evaluation of quantitative molecular biology methods
- Expired contract
Official Seed Certification Seals
- Closed tender
Tree clearance and desilting at Brown Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Expired contract
Cefas: Request for Quotation for the provision to provide IT development services to support bespoke deliveries to assist with scientific systems at Cefas
- Expired contract
Forest Replanting, Protection and Maintenance
- Closed tender
Conservation Grazing Fencing, Installation of Stock handling facilities and associated works in the Forest of Dean
- Closed tender
CEFAS: RFQ for the Provision of Boomer Hire with 24hr technical/Geophysical Support
- Expired contract
Stand build and design, graphic design and production services, plus associated services, including AV requirements
- Expired contract
Advisory Services and Technical Support for the Clean Air Act
- Closed tender
Environment Agency: Replacement fire doors for Rivers House, Blandford
- Closed tender
Environment Agency: Environmental Toxicology Advisory Service (ETAS)
- Closed tender
Environment Agency: Aqueous Ultra-Trace Mercury Analyser
- Expired contract
Restoration of water levels in the River Lambourn at Weston Mill
- Expired contract
UK delivery of the EU Ecolabel Regulation
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 services1,213£2.0bn
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services985£21.0bn
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security891£5.9bn
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support739£9.2bn
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services665£3.8bn
- Construction work654£18.7bn
- 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)
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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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