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# Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

GB

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live tenders

Published

177

since 30 Apr 2021

Typical value

£430,833

median of 76 stated values

Value range

£0 to £95m

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

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## How this buyer buys

68 of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £103,475,917 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM6242 Construction Professional Services DPS](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6242) Open to join now Dynamic Purchasing System Yes: dynamic purchasing system open to applications Suppliers can apply to join at any time while it runs (until 23 Feb 2029). 1 call-off last 10 Jun 2026 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6242)
- [RM6165 Construction Professional Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6165) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £55,300,000 last 20 Dec 2023
- Unnamed framework Framework The notice doesn't name the framework Ask the buyer which framework it used and when it reopens. 60 call-offs £39,942,837 last 19 Oct 2026
- Unnamed dynamic purchasing system Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 6 call-offs £8,233,080 last 6 Aug 2026

## Procurement contacts

People Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first.

57 contacts published by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. Included with Professional and Business.

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## How contested Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's contracts are

From the award notices we hold. Each figure shows how many contracts it's based on, and we hide figures with too few to say anything. A re-tender counts as kept when a supplier on the earlier contract also won its successor.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, all contracts, awards 2006 to 2026

4 of 17 re-tendered contracts kept by the incumbent 24% retention

4.9 bids per award on average 5 of 12 awards had a single bid

36% of awarded value to the top 3 suppliers 543 suppliers, 625 valued contracts

32 of 93 contracts won by SMEs where the winner declared its size

501 of 651 contracts won by suppliers new to this buyer 77% new-entrant win rate

Business plans see the same figures for each of the 19 sectors this buyer awards in.

##  Recent contract awards

- [Institution of Civil Engineers](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/institution-of-civil-engineers)

    [Reservoir Safety Engineer Appointments](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-537b-7153-9ab0-3130a1948051/reservoir-safety-engineer-appointments)

    £60,000

    15 Oct 2026
- [ESRI UK](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/esri)

    [Procurement of Esri ArcGIS training for the NCEA programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-011c-7344-876d-e7af67798fd5/procurement-of-esri-arcgis-training-for-the-ncea-programme)

    £12,920

    15 Oct 2026
- [APEM Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/apem)

    [ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14126-891d-718f-9e1e-8bd0abf4e925/es-rde-101-biodiversity-policy-analysis-tool-freshwater-module-development)

    £97,109

    13 Oct 2026
- [Finyx Consulting Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/finyx-consulting)

    [FHAS Transition and Exit](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6ee8-70f0-afdc-778e8ed9f270/fhas-transition-and-exit)

    £3,000,000

    13 Oct 2026
- [Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/collecte-localisation-satellites-cls)

    [MMO - Vessel Monitoring System Hub](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-c3fd-713c-86b5-eeb0f1cc923a/mmo-vessel-monitoring-system-hub)

    £730,906

    12 Oct 2026
- [Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd.](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/methods-business-and-digital-technology)

    [EU Reset Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a153b6-2002-719f-a169-614f4ac7633e/eu-reset-programme)

    £2,575,750

    30 Sept 2026
- [serbus cni ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/serbus-cni)

    [2MS Networking Cable Services 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-c122-73d6-9587-ab900d305afe/2ms-networking-cable-services-2026)

    £550,000

    30 Sept 2026
- [CitySprint (UK) Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/citysprint)

    [Defra Group General Courier Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-7f15-70de-9673-cebce029c25b/defra-group-general-courier-service)

    £1,700,000

    28 Sept 2026
- [Strat-Edgy LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/strat-edgy)

    [Support on EU Reset portfolio delivery](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5f65-7299-b236-d961d358f2b6/support-on-eu-reset-portfolio-delivery)

    £36,000

    28 Sept 2026
- [Edgecumbe Consulting Group](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/edgecumbe-consulting-group)

    [DDTS Executive Board Primary Colours Development Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-583f-7059-b540-3c24d95965ef/ddts-executive-board-primary-colours-development-programme)

    £12,599

    25 Sept 2026
- [Edgecumbe Consulting Group](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/edgecumbe-consulting-group)

    [DDTS Executive Board Primary Colours Development Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-583f-7059-b540-3c24d95965ef/ddts-executive-board-primary-colours-development-programme)

    £12,599

    25 Sept 2026
- [PML Applications Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/pml-applications)

    [ES RDE 143 - A Review of Autonomous Monitoring Methods in Highly Protected Mari](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-0872-7305-8595-8d7944afb695/es-rde-143-a-review-of-autonomous-monitoring-methods-in-highly-protected-mari)

    £24,800

    24 Sept 2026

## Contracts coming up for renewal

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's contracts ending in the next two years, from award notices and its own contract register. Most go back out to tender, so this is the time to get to know the buyer.

- [ES RDE 048 - Operational Cost Modelling for Canker Stain of Plane Outbreaks in](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be4-0051-7244-b4d9-129b0679cccc/es-rde-048-operational-cost-modelling-for-canker-stain-of-plane-outbreaks-in) [Fera Science Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/fera) · Award notice Ends 27 Nov 2026 £40,313
- [Support on EU Reset portfolio delivery](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5ff6-73c1-a57e-6ac8a6151a11/support-on-eu-reset-portfolio-delivery) [Strat-Edgy LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/strat-edgy) · Award notice Ends 1 Dec 2026 £36,000
- [Support on EU Reset portfolio delivery](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5f65-7299-b236-d961d358f2b6/support-on-eu-reset-portfolio-delivery) [Strat-Edgy LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/strat-edgy) · Award notice Ends 1 Dec 2026 £36,000
- [Evidence to support setting new resilience standards for the water sector](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-a4ab-7149-bda4-f33ea8f4eae9/evidence-to-support-setting-new-resilience-standards-for-the-water-sector) [Jacobs UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/jacobs) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 4 Dec 2026 £120,161
- [ES RDE 143 - A Review of Autonomous Monitoring Methods in Highly Protected Mari](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-0872-7305-8595-8d7944afb695/es-rde-143-a-review-of-autonomous-monitoring-methods-in-highly-protected-mari) [PML Applications Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/pml-applications) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £24,800
- [ES RDE 049 - CSM 2026 Survey: CEN072026/HI1915: Benthic macrofauna sample analy](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be3-8987-71b8-bd47-298c04d895d5/es-rde-049-csm-2026-survey-cen072026hi1915-benthic-macrofauna-sample-analy) [APEM Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/apem) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £62,299
- [ES RDE 077 - Particle Size Analysis of Centre for Seabed Mapping sediment sample](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-c012-73e5-9a8d-5ae198cce950/es-rde-077-particle-size-analysis-of-centre-for-seabed-mapping-sediment-sample) [British Geological Survey](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/british-geological-survey) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £16,898
- [ES RDE 092 - Health Impacts of Prolonged Air Pollution Episodes in the UK](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-5c2b-72e4-a0ec-cc2ca218789c/es-rde-092-health-impacts-of-prolonged-air-pollution-episodes-in-the-uk) [Air Quality Consultants Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/air-quality-consultants) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £63,038
- [pEPR Recycling Locator Service 2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be4-cb06-736c-add8-6f3c68e1e9ab/pepr-recycling-locator-service-2) [Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/waste-and-resources-action-programme-wrap) · Award notice Ends 22 Dec 2026 £47,000
- [Trees: M&E Scientific Indicators\_FY26-30](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be6-a063-7071-99ab-e63246b000d9/trees-me-scientific-indicators-fy26-30) [Liverpool John Moore's University](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/liverpool-john-moore-s-university) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2026 £505,151
- [ES RDE 120 - Updating the assignment of MHC and EUNIS classification biotopes t](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-bc82-7069-901a-6b573bd7f789/es-rde-120-updating-the-assignment-of-mhc-and-eunis-classification-biotopes-t) [PML APPLICATIONS LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/pml-applications) · Award notice Ends 8 Jan 2027 £19,745
- [VMWare host licences](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d04-45f6-70e6-b973-c503b88abf74/vmware-host-licences) [COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/computacenter) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 30 Jan 2027 £1,150,942
- [ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-b0b2-7130-a7e9-7fe92c59ca9b/es-rde-137-analysis-of-the-impacts-of-yellow-legged-hornet-presence-and-respon) [Fera Science Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/fera) · Award notice Ends 31 Jan 2027 £17,843
- [ES RDE 019 - Requirements for the storage of sodium hypochlorite](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdf-142f-7341-b45f-3c363e9f42d8/es-rde-019-requirements-for-the-storage-of-sodium-hypochlorite) [WSP UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/wsp) · Award notice Ends 1 Feb 2027 £68,330
- [ES RDE 085 - 0926S Central Fladen PSA and Macrofauna Analysis](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be7-a542-726f-9162-f990dd002870/es-rde-085-0926s-central-fladen-psa-and-macrofauna-analysis) [APEM Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/apem) · Award notice Ends 19 Feb 2027 £80,617

## What they buy

- [IT services 23](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)
- [Research & development 21](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)
- [Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental 9](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental)
- [Business services 8](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)
- [Architecture, engineering & surveying 8](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying)
- [Software packages & information systems 6](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems)

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