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
Environment Agency - Email Marketing Platform
- Expired contract
Environment Agency - Science Editors and Writers Framework
- Expired contract
Requirement for one (1) BAU vets in APHA Midlands
- Expired contract
Requirement for one (1) BAU vet in APHA Midlands
- Expired contract
Quantifying Fish Populations in SSSI Lakes
- Closed tender
Tern abundance, productivity and provisioning in the Solent and Poole Harbour
- Closed tender
Pevensey Pennywort Control 2015/16
- Closed tender
Cefas: FISHERIES SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP: FSP (2015-16) (46) PLAICE SURVIVABILTY IN THE ENGLISH NW TRAWL FISHERY
- Expired contract
Cefas: FISHERIES SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP: FSP (2015-16) (47) FURTHER TRIALS OF THE NET GRID IN THE ENGLISH NORTH EAST NEPHROPS SINGLE RIG TRAWL FISHERY
- Expired contract
Cefas: FISHERIES SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP: FSP (2015-16) (45) AREAVII 120MM SQUARE MESH PANEL EVALUATION
- Closed tender
Pre Planting Ground Preparation
- Expired contract
CR2015/16/006 Attribute surveys in the East of North England Forest District
- Expired contract
Provision of Strategic Marketing Expertise and Activity
- Expired contract
Commercial Insurance Consultancy - Thames Tideway Tunnel
- Expired contract
Supply and Installation of 40m3/day RBC Packaged Sewage Treatment Plant and Associated Works at Bedgebury Pinetum, Kent.
- Expired contract
UK Heavy Metals Monitoring Network
- Expired contract
Service Contract for equipment located at APHA sites
- Expired contract
Provision of Technology Transfer and IP Expertise
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
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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