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TENDERRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · South Tees All Age Carers Support Serviced·£7.1M·North East
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDEREduco · DMAT - Catering Tender·£2.8M·East Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLondon Borough of Croydon · Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERStotfold Town Council · Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage·£168k·East of England
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · START - West of England·Value TBC·South West
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Dunnock Way·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Southall·Value TBC·London
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
TENDERRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · South Tees All Age Carers Support Serviced·£7.1M·North East
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDEREduco · DMAT - Catering Tender·£2.8M·East Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLondon Borough of Croydon · Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERStotfold Town Council · Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage·£168k·East of England
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · START - West of England·Value TBC·South West
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Dunnock Way·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Southall·Value TBC·London
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND 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

£767.5M

Total spend

143

Contract awards

115

Unique suppliers

£7.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS has awarded 143 contracts worth £767.5M to 115 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £7.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 96% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA…

Top-five suppliers hold 96% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Fera Science Ltd5£691.6M
ABACO(UK) LIMITED1£27.0M
Informed Solutions Ltd.1£10.4M
Imperial College Projects Ltd1£6.7M
Bureau Veritas UK Limited1£2.0M
Noise Consultants Limited1£1.9M
Jacobs UK Ltd1£1.6M
A C Nielsen Company Limited1£1.4M
Royal Society of Wildlife Trust1£1.4M
Environmental Resources Management Limited1£1.4M
Atos IT Services UK Ltd1£1.4M
Southern Ecological Solutions Ltd1£1.3M
The Andersons Centre2£1.2M
Jumping Rivers Ltd1£1.2M
Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA)1£1.1M
Said Business School1£1.1M
Leidos1£1.0M
Bramble Hub Limited1£997K
Skyguard Limited t/a Peoplesafe1£933K
Best Practice Group plc1£875K

Procurement categories

What DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… buys

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

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
18 awards£6.1M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
18 awards£0

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
12 awards£41.6M

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

79
7 awards£3.1M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
4 awards£2.9M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
4 awards£699.5M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£239K

Education and training services

80
1 award£1.1M

Construction work

45
1 award£585K

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£1.2M

Recent contracts

Latest DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… contracts awarded

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

NMU Design Consultancy

Environmental Policy Innovation Center · 2026-01-23

£29K

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO9001 Lead Auditor Training Course

BSI Group · 2026-01-22

£11K

Project Delivery Leadership Programmes MPLA & OMP

Said Business School · 2026-01-20

£1.1M

Regional Food Systems Citizen's Advisory Council Analysis

food farming countryside commission · 2026-01-15

£134K

NCF: LAP Water Infrastructure Grant - Enabling ADA Contract

Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA) · 2026-01-12

£1.1M

Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity.

Institution of Civil Engineers · 2025-12-17

£189K

Marine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment National Database – Plus (MERMAN+) Data Management

National Oceanography Centre · 2025-12-16

£345K

Procurement for Post Cloud Licenses and Associated Support

Jumping Rivers Ltd · 2025-12-15

£1.2M

Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26

University Court of the University of St Andrews (USTAN) · 2025-12-04

£436K

FCP Reporting Service

TPXimpact Ltd · 2025-11-28

£715K

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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Land Cover Plus Crops License 25 - 26

Expires: 2026-11-14

£33K

Consumer confidence in drinking water

Expires: 2026-12-08

£52K

Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity.

Expires: 2026-12-31

£189K

UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - Conditions of Appointment Reviews

Expires: 2027-02-28

£18K

Peat Evidence Review

Expires: 2027-03-16

£230K

NBC Planning performance Agreement 25-27

Expires: 2027-03-31

£180K

FCP: LEEP 3 - Mapping and Modelling Land Tenure Implications for Land Use Change

Expires: 2027-03-31

£113K

Accelerating Delivery of Predator Reduction on the Isles of Scilly

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.4M

FCP: LEEP NEV - Climate Resilience of Agricultural Production and Farm Business

Expires: 2027-03-31

£388K

Peatland Restoration Standard and Technical Guidelines for England and Wales

Expires: 2027-07-28

£562K

Market analysis

Bidding into DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

46%

Awards to SMEs

96%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

9

Awards to social enterprises

Around 46% of DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 9 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA…

How much does DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… spend on procurement?

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… awarded 143 contracts totalling £767.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 115 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £7.0M.

Who are DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… by total award value are Fera Science Ltd, ABACO(UK) LIMITED, Informed Solutions Ltd.. The top five suppliers together hold 96% of contract value.

What does DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA… buy from suppliers?

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURA…'s procurement is concentrated in sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, 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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