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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) 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: 2023-09-01 to 2026-09-01Updated 2026-09-01

£20.1M

Total spend

11

Contract awards

11

Unique suppliers

£3.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded 11 contracts worth £20.1M to 11 suppliers between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, at an average contract value of £3.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 100% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Environment, Food & Rural…

Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Cranfield University1£14.2M
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)1£5.5M
Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd1£198K
HaskoningDHV UK Ltd1£175K
Newcastle University1£47K
Planet1£20K

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
5 awards£5.9M

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

79
2 awards£0

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
2 awards£14.2M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£20K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
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.

Great Food & Drink Campaign (US & China)

Four Communications Limited · 2026-08-16

UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) - Carbon credits

EDF Energy · 2026-03-04

Open Access LandIS Portal

Cranfield University · 2025-09-28

£14.2M

Hosting and application support for Magic bridging contract

Landmark Information Group Ltd. · 2024-09-29

High resolution satellite imagery for tNCEA

Planet · 2024-07-30

£20K

Development of supporting material for the inclusion of the PM2.5 targets in the planning system for The Research, Development and Evidence Framework 1

Air Quality Consultants ltd · 2024-02-20

National Assessment to tackle Erosion and Flooding of Historic Coastal Landfill Sites

HaskoningDHV UK Ltd · 2024-01-19

£175K

Local Investment in Natural Capital (LINC) Programme - Evaluation Services

Ecorys UK Limited · 2024-01-18

Lowland Peat Project 3

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) · 2024-01-05

£5.5M

Emissions of intentionally added microplastics

Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd · 2023-11-23

£198K

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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.

Lowland Peat Project 3

Expires: 2027-01-08

£5.5M

Market analysis

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

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

0%

Awards to SMEs

100%

Top-5 supplier share

53%

Framework call-offs

Awards to social enterprises

Around 0% of Department for Environment, Food & Rural…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 53%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 11 contracts totalling £20.1M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 11 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.4M.

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

The largest suppliers to Department for Environment, Food & Rural… by total award value are Cranfield University, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 100% 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, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01

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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