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TENDERNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · IT Hardware Reseller Framework·£100.0M·London
GRANTUK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate… · Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling…·£305k·National
TENDERCumberland Council · Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant…·£200k·North West
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Cranfield Trust·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERCyngor Gwynedd · Gwelliannau i / Improvement works to the ‘Materials Recovery Facility’…·£1.2M·Wales
GRANTThe Money and Pensions Service · Money Guiders Grant Fund 2026/27·£25k·National
TENDERWalsall Council · W5165 Supply & Installation of Stage Lighting·£300k·West Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · My Community Portal·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERBroads (2006) Internal Drainage Board · Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works·£6.5M·East of England
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace·£17.6M·National
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Technology Enabled Care·£12.7M·East of England
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Net Zero Exchange·Value TBC·South West
TENDERNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · IT Hardware Reseller Framework·£100.0M·London
GRANTUK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate… · Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling…·£305k·National
TENDERCumberland Council · Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant…·£200k·North West
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Cranfield Trust·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERCyngor Gwynedd · Gwelliannau i / Improvement works to the ‘Materials Recovery Facility’…·£1.2M·Wales
GRANTThe Money and Pensions Service · Money Guiders Grant Fund 2026/27·£25k·National
TENDERWalsall Council · W5165 Supply & Installation of Stage Lighting·£300k·West Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · My Community Portal·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERBroads (2006) Internal Drainage Board · Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works·£6.5M·East of England
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace·£17.6M·National
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Technology Enabled Care·£12.7M·East of England
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Net Zero Exchange·Value TBC·South West
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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: 2023-10-17 to 2026-10-17Updated 2026-10-17

£24.3M

Total spend

11

Contract awards

11

Unique suppliers

£2.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded 11 contracts worth £24.3M to 11 suppliers between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, at an average contract value of £2.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 95% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Environment, Food & Rural…

Top-five suppliers hold 95% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Cranfield University1£14.2M
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)1£5.5M
EDF Energy1£1.4M
Four Communications Limited1£1.3M
Ricardo-AEA Ltd1£696K
Landmark Information Group Ltd.1£600K
Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd1£198K
HaskoningDHV UK Ltd1£175K
Air Quality Consultants ltd1£161K
Ecorys UK Limited1£101K
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
4 awards£6.0M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
3 awards£16.3M

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

79
2 awards£1.4M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
1 award£600K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£20K

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

£1.3M

UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) - Carbon credits

EDF Energy · 2026-03-04

£1.4M

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

£600K

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

£161K

Composition of Residual Municipal Waste and Mixed Waste Codes in England

Ricardo-AEA Ltd · 2024-02-01

£696K

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

£101K

Lowland Peat Project 3

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

£5.5M

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Most of it is in R&D.

1

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3

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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

95%

Top-5 supplier share

52%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 0% of Department for Environment, Food & Rural…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 52%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 £24.3M between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 11 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.2M.

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), EDF Energy. The top five suppliers together hold 95% 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, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Department for Environment, Food & Rural… contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17

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.

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