Source: https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs Buyer profile # Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs Ministerial department · Defra GB [Get alerts for this buyer](https://tendernation.io/register) [Ask via FOI](https://tendernation.io/tools/foi-request-template?buyer=department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) [Download buyer report](https://tendernation.io/register) Open now 0 live tenders Published 2,047 since 4 Mar 2015 Typical value £50,000 median of 1697 stated values Value range £1 to £540.5m lowest to highest ## Open opportunities Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs has no open tenders right now. Set up a free alert and we will email you the moment they publish their next one. ## How this buyer buys 509 of Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £1,466,147,518 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work. - [RM6126 Research & Insights](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6126) 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). 4 call-offs £311,000 last 29 Jan 2025 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126) - [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. 4 call-offs £40,716,575 last 12 Nov 2025 - [RM1058 Technology Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1058) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 2 call-offs £2,443,404 last 18 Nov 2016 - [RM1498 PSN Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1498) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £963,411 last 18 Nov 2016 - [RM6123 Media Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6123) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £12,000,000 last 11 Apr 2023 - RM1502 Framework We don't track RM1502 It is not a Government Commercial Agency agreement we hold. Check with the body that runs it. 1 call-off £653,932 last 31 Mar 2021 - [RM1043.9 Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1043.9) Framework No: framework closed until about 29 Jul 2027 It ends 29 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £150,000 last 26 Nov 2025 - [RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6187) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £150,000 last 8 Aug 2023 - [RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6240) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £100,000 last 15 Mar 2024 - RM1086 Framework We don't track RM1086 It is not a Government Commercial Agency agreement we hold. Check with the body that runs it. 1 call-off £52,952 last 18 Nov 2016 - [RM1092 Language Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1092) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £30,000 last 16 Nov 2020 - [RM6299 Office Solutions](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6299) Framework No: framework closed until about 22 Apr 2028 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 22 Apr 2028; you can bid for its replacement then. 1 call-off £80,000 last 20 Feb 2025 - [RM6226 Debt Resolution Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6226) Framework No: framework closed until about 13 Dec 2026 It ends 13 Dec 2026, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off last 9 May 2024 - [RM1557.15 G-Cloud 15](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1557.15) Framework No: framework closed until about 5 Feb 2028 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 5 Feb 2028; you can bid for its replacement then. 1 call-off £236,491 last 2 Apr 2026 - RM3708 Framework We don't track RM3708 It is not a Government Commercial Agency agreement we hold. Check with the body that runs it. 1 call-off £165,648 last 18 Nov 2016 ## Procurement contacts People Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first. 546 contacts published by Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. Included with Professional and Business. [Start free trial](https://tendernation.io/register) ## Senior decision-makers Senior people Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs names in its own published organogram, with procurement and commercial roles first, then digital and finance. 81 senior officials at Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs Names, roles and any published contact details from Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs's own organogram, with commercial, procurement, digital and finance leaders first. Included with Professional and Business. [Start free trial](https://tendernation.io/register) ## How contested Department for Environment , Food & 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 & RURAL AFFAIRS, all contracts, awards 2010 to 2026 24 of 52 re-tendered contracts kept by the incumbent 46% retention 4.4 bids per award on average 2 of 7 awards had a single bid 26% of awarded value to the top 3 suppliers 974 suppliers, 1357 valued contracts 9 of 29 contracts won by SMEs where the winner declared its size 817 of 1421 contracts won by suppliers new to this buyer 57% new-entrant win rate Business plans see the same figures for each of the 24 sectors this buyer awards in. ## Recent contract awards - [Mozaic-Services](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/mozaic-services) [DDTS Platforms Operating Model](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b64-8a7c-70a3-b982-6b320e0295e1/ddts-platforms-operating-model) £738,000 12 Oct 2026 - [W3 Partnership Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/w3-partnership) [Defra Integration Layer 2026/2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b64-8e98-713a-8ba2-2a04e64cff93/defra-integration-layer-20262027) £1,200,000 12 Oct 2026 - [Orgvue](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/orgvue) [Workforce Analytical tool](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1458c-a0a0-7191-9574-d5899c93a943/workforce-analytical-tool) £187,560 29 Sept 2026 - [IBM United Kingdom Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom) [FinOps and Cloudability Cost Management Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-b646-72d8-8628-717b09260e4e/finops-and-cloudability-cost-management-service) £617,572 29 Sept 2026 - [IBM United Kingdom Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom) [FinOps and Cloudability Cost Management Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-b646-72d8-8628-717b09260e4e/finops-and-cloudability-cost-management-service) £617,572 29 Sept 2026 - [WSP UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/wsp) [Workington Feasibility](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-7b9c-718c-97ab-a1409c5849ee/workington-feasibility) £26,537 28 Sept 2026 - [Insight Direct (UK) Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/insight-direct) [RPA Vendor Support](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-a289-71e6-8f80-f7e906ba4c35/rpa-vendor-support) £559,315 24 Sept 2026 - [Vegetation Management Services](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/vegetation-management-services) [Contract Award Notice - Thames Tree Inspections and tree works](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1f-8116-72f6-a013-c86e28a34e6f/contract-award-notice-thames-tree-inspections-and-tree-works) £228,491 21 Sept 2026 - [Canterbury City Council](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/canterbury-city-council) [Contract Award Notice - PSCA\_ Hastings to Pevensey Shingle Recycling -Autumn 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1a-5d88-73df-a12c-9558d5fb79ac/contract-award-notice-psca-hastings-to-pevensey-shingle-recycling-autumn-202) £270,000 21 Sept 2026 - [CAPGEMINI UK PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/capgemini) [ADMS for current Trade Applications](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-7d4c-708f-b6ef-51693bdbd38f/adms-for-current-trade-applications) £33,700,000 15 Sept 2026 - [Phoenix Software](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/phoenix-software) [Microsoft Enterprise Agreement LSP](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d22-4214-7230-bd65-e7bf10219136/microsoft-enterprise-agreement-lsp) £167,116,327 15 Sept 2026 - [KPMG LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/kpmg) [Finance Service Delivery Model & Future Operating Model Design - Finance2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d21-e091-7335-a0a7-fc7c494e9757/finance-service-delivery-model-future-operating-model-design-finance2030) £429,422 14 Sept 2026 ## Contracts coming up for renewal Department for Environment , Food & 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. - [Discovery and readiness support services for the Synergy Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d22-7822-72c5-8671-4506b56f1a54/discovery-and-readiness-support-services-for-the-synergy-programme) [Herd IT Consulting Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/herd-it-consulting) · Award notice Ends 20 Oct 2026 £98,750 - [Contract Award Notice - PSCA\_ Hastings to Pevensey Shingle Recycling -Autumn 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1a-5d88-73df-a12c-9558d5fb79ac/contract-award-notice-psca-hastings-to-pevensey-shingle-recycling-autumn-202) [Canterbury City Council](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/canterbury-city-council) · Award notice Ends 26 Oct 2026 Value not counted: paid to another public body - [AWS Outbound Apps Transit and Internet Gateway Service](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfa-96ac-708e-8316-54ae223d91d2/aws-outbound-apps-transit-and-internet-gateway-service) [Atos IT Services UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/atos-it-services) · Award notice Ends 26 Oct 2026 £1,177,069 - [Oracle Primavera Cloud Licences](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-d7f3-7278-b075-42847e9e1743/oracle-primavera-cloud-licences) [Oracle Corporation UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/oracle-corporation) · Award notice Ends 29 Oct 2026 £7,243 - [RDE1019 - Designing research exploring associations between tranquil spaces and](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-b2d2-735e-a381-76032e08ce97/rde1019-designing-research-exploring-associations-between-tranquil-spaces-and) [Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/eunomia-research-and-consulting) · Award notice Ends 30 Oct 2026 £98,084 - [Award notice - China Britain Business Council launchpad](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc8-1b24-73af-afc2-40bc36b4b552/award-notice-china-britain-business-council-launchpad) [CHINA BRITAIN BUSINESS LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/china-britain-business) · Award notice Ends 31 Oct 2026 £334,000 - [Insurance Brokerage Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d14-a7cb-70b8-8db2-981660721a1e/insurance-brokerage-services) [Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/arthur-j-gallagher-insurance-brokers) · Award notice Ends 31 Oct 2026 £4,750 - [Transition and Migration Support](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d20-be0e-7013-b624-7394fe7cabe1/transition-and-migration-support) [PACE-XL Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/pace-xl) · Award notice Ends 31 Oct 2026 £1,000,000 - [B265 Mice Upgrades (Suite C)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1c-90e6-712f-92b0-46d96f7831f6/b265-mice-upgrades-suite-c) [Walter Lilly & Co. Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/walter-lilly-and) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 2 Nov 2026 £176,567 - [Defra GOV.UK Chat Readiness](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1a-37ec-72e3-9957-1c249d4ba864/defra-govuk-chat-readiness) [KPMG LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/kpmg) · Award notice Ends 6 Nov 2026 £78,811 - [Contract Award -Eastbourne\_Pevensey Project\_Strategy Stage\_ Phase 1\_ Option E](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf0-f00d-712c-ab4a-3e0eca457202/contract-award-eastbourne-pevensey-project-strategy-stage-phase-1-option-e) [Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/jeremy-benn-associates-t-a-jba-consulting) · Award notice Ends 9 Nov 2026 £861,852 - [YNE - CDF - Hebble Brook - Lot 1 Design Support](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0e-0efd-723b-8b02-89b0393d8735/yne-cdf-hebble-brook-lot-1-design-support) [Ove Arup & Partners Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ove-arup-and-partners) · Award notice Ends 13 Nov 2026 £62,526 - [Accessibility Audit](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-7a3d-7154-a62c-2d65d8d4008c/accessibility-audit) [Digital Accessibility Centre Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/digital-accessibility-centre) · Award notice Ends 16 Nov 2026 £200,000 - [Workington Feasibility](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-7b9c-718c-97ab-a1409c5849ee/workington-feasibility) [WSP UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/wsp) · Award notice Ends 27 Nov 2026 £26,537 - [NBC Programme and Weybridge site Legal Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0a-f3f2-7045-96ba-3229acd178cd/nbc-programme-and-weybridge-site-legal-services) [Mills & Reeve LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/mills-and-reeve) and 2 more · Award notice Ends 30 Nov 2026 Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling ## Who they pay £2,094,095,376 paid to 1,195 suppliers in the 12 months to 27 Feb 2026, from Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs's published spending over £500. This includes work bought without a tender, such as call-offs and direct awards. - [SHARED SERVICES CONNECTED LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/shared-services-connected)Mostly EXP - MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE - BUDGET PRESSURE SURPLUS £154,362,654 63 payments - [ISS MEDICLEAN LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/iss-mediclean)Mostly PPE - POA & AUC (OWNED) - COST - ADDITIONS £82,642,206 85 payments - KIER INTERGRATED SERVICES LTD Mostly PPE - POA & AUC (OWNED) - COST - O/BAL £76,698,909 96 payments - [BAM NUTTALL LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bam-nuttall)Mostly PPE - POA & AUC (OWNED) - COST - O/BAL £56,059,514 147 payments - [CAPGEMINI UK PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/capgemini)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - SUPPORT - CIS CAPGEMINI CONTRACT £54,236,514 81 payments - [PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/phoenix-software)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - END USER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE £49,480,408 62 payments - [VOLKERSTEVIN INFRASTRUCTURE LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/volkerstevin-infrastructure)Mostly PPE - POA & AUC (OWNED) - COST - O/BAL £46,147,999 76 payments - [EQUAL EXPERTS UK LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/equal-experts)Mostly IA - POA & AUC - COST - ADDITIONS £41,003,725 53 payments - [FERA SCIENCE LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/fera-science)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - OTHER OUTSOURCED £38,420,902 86 payments - [WSP UK LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/wsp)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - OTHER OUTSOURCED £36,333,343 149 payments - [NORTHUMBRIAN WATER](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/northumbrian-water)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES -ACCOMM & BLDNG MGMT - MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS £34,158,596 6 payments - [NODE 4 LIMITED (UK)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/node-4)Mostly IA - POA & AUC - COST - ADDITIONS £33,450,947 47 payments - [JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/john-graham-construction)Mostly PPE - POA & AUC (OWNED) - COST - ADDITIONS £31,198,316 12 payments - [CH2M HILL UK](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ch2m-hill)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - CONSULTANCY - TECHNICAL £30,892,182 20 payments - [HITACHI SOLUTIONS EUROPE LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/hitachi-solutions-europe)Mostly EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - END USER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE £29,679,907 57 payments ## What they buy - [Research & development 491](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) - [IT services 222](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services) - [Business services 203](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) - [Architecture, engineering & surveying 201](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) - [Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental 198](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) - [Construction work 103](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) [Browse all sectors](https://tendernation.io/sectors) Win work with Department for Environment , Food & Rural affairs Get an alert the day they publish, an AI summary of every notice and a fit score against your business. 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