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TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£347.7M

Total spend

652

Contract awards

349

Unique suppliers

£1.9M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has awarded 652 contracts worth £347.7M to 349 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £1.9M, with the top five suppliers holding 80% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Environment, Food & Rural…

Top-five suppliers hold 80% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Wireless Logic Group1£209.7M
ABACO(UK) LIMITED1£27.0M
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd2£23.1M
Arco Limited1£10.5M
Bureau Veritas UK Limited2£6.8M
Imperial College Projects Ltd1£6.7M
NIAB3£3.8M
John Innes Centre1£3.6M
University of York - Research Grants1£3.6M
University of Warwick1£3.6M
Rothamsted Research1£3.5M
WCMC1£3.5M
British Telecommunications3£3.1M
Ricardo-AEA Ltd1£2.8M
Built Intelligence Ltd1£2.8M
GLOBAL ALLIANCE ON HEALTH AND POLLUTION1£2.7M
Ricardo-AEA Limited1£2.6M
Bridgwater & Taunton College1£2.2M
Noise Consultants Limited1£1.9M
ACCON UK Limited1£1.8M

Procurement categories

What Department for Environment, Food & Rural… buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
232 awards£33.6M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
103 awards£244.4M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
83 awards£5.8M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
70 awards£3.2M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
34 awards£18.5M

Construction work

45
18 awards£307K

Education and training services

80
15 awards£2.8M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
15 awards£328K

Software package and information systems

48
12 awards£103K

Other community, social and personal services

98
11 awards£537K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
8 awards£91K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
5 awards£1.0M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
4 awards£246K

Real estate services

70
4 awards£167K

Financial and insurance services

66
4 awards£0

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
4 awards£107K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£0

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£28K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
2 awards£48K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£874K

Industrial machinery

42
2 awards£94K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£50K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£0

Postal and telecommunications services

64
2 awards£0

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
2 awards£40K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
2 awards£10.6M

Chemical products

24
2 awards£1.6M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£0

Public utilities

65
1 award£0

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£23.0M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£0

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest Department for Environment, Food & Rural… contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Front Door, Prioritisation and Pipeline Management Process - Improvement Plan

WSP UK Limited · 2026-09-09

Contract Award Notice - Penton Hook Maintenance work Lot 3

Land & Water · 2026-09-06

CEFAS Weymouth Decarbonisation Study

WSP UK Limited · 2026-08-31

Generating and testing novel behavioural insights to improve effectiveness of pr

Behavioural Insights Team · 2026-08-26

ENVFCPMM00704B00R_Fluvial Model standards update_JBA

JBA Ltd · 2026-08-16

Independent Water Commission (IWC) Transition and Migration Services Discovery

PACE-XL Ltd · 2026-08-09

DEFRA Digital Consultation System

SmartSurvey · 2026-08-02

SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service

Cyber Security Associates Ltd · 2026-07-26

B265 Mice Upgrades (Suite C)

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited · 2026-07-20

£177K

Contract Award Notice -Days Weir Refurbishment - OBC-FBC Design

Jacobs UK Ltd · 2026-07-16

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Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department for Environment, Food & Rural… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Domain Monitoring and Takedown Service

Expires: 2026-09-24

National - RtO CSM Services - Direct Award - Arcadis - CCS RM6165 Lot 1

Expires: 2026-09-30

NBC Building Control Inspector - PR33

Expires: 2026-09-30

National - RtO CSM Services - Direct Award - AECOM - CCS RM6165 Lot 1

Expires: 2026-09-30

NBC Building Control Inspector PR22

Expires: 2026-09-30

Generating and testing novel behavioural insights to improve effectiveness of pr

Expires: 2026-10-09

AWS Outbound Apps Transit and Internet Gateway Service

Expires: 2026-10-26

Oracle Primavera Cloud Licences

Expires: 2026-10-29

RDE1019 - Designing research exploring associations between tranquil spaces and

Expires: 2026-10-30

Award notice - China Britain Business Council launchpad

Expires: 2026-10-31

£334K

Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Environment, Food & Rural… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

21%

Awards to SMEs

80%

Top-5 supplier share

36%

Framework call-offs

9

Awards to social enterprises

Around 21% of Department for Environment, Food & Rural…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 9 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 36%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Department for Environment, Food & Rural…

How much does Department for Environment, Food & Rural… spend on procurement?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural… awarded 652 contracts totalling £347.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 349 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.9M.

Who are Department for Environment, Food & Rural…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Department for Environment, Food & Rural… by total award value are Wireless Logic Group, ABACO(UK) LIMITED, Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 80% of contract value.

What does Department for Environment, Food & Rural… buy from suppliers?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural…'s procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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