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 9,854 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 4,665 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
Tree Surgery North England Framework
- Expired contract
Tree Surgery North England Framework
- Expired contract
Tree Surgery North England Framework
- Expired contract
Grounds maintenance at Grizedale and at Whinlatter Forest Centres
- Expired contract
MS Cloud Transition agreement
- Closed tender
Environment Agency; C00073 - River Mimram channel survey from the confluence with the River Lee at Hertford to A1(M) crossing at Welwyn
- Closed tender
Environment Agency; Land Survey - River Cross Sections - Preston Brook & Tributaries.
- Closed tender
Environment Agency - Marlow FAS; Archaeological Excavation Works
- Closed tender
An Investigation into the temporal and spatial patterns of phosphorus concentrations across the ditch system of West Sedgemoor SSSI
- Expired contract
Management Training Programme
- Expired contract
Beef Improvement Research Programme
- Closed tender
Humber Estuary Claypits - NLHSC and Broadies WQ and Lake Restoration Investigation
- Expired contract
Provision of General Finance Support
- Expired contract
Review of Actuarial, Investment and Administration services
- Closed tender
Water Quality Monitoring of Cheshire Meres and Mosses
- Closed tender
Hornsea Mere SSSI and SPA - Himalayan Balsam Control Programme 2015
- Closed tender
Cefas Macoma Grab Survey
- Closed tender
Project management services (Livestock Data Exchange Hub)
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 services1,216£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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