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# Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

GB

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Published

154

since 8 Mar 2023

Typical value

£1,000,000

median of 59 stated values

Value range

£0 to £1.6bn

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

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## How this buyer buys

11 of Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £138,867,411 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM3764.3) 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 13 Feb 2029). 1 call-off £4,500,000 last 17 Apr 2025 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM3764.3)
- [RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6277) Framework No: framework closed until about 24 Apr 2027 It ends 24 Apr 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £22,727 last 7 Jun 2024
- Unnamed framework Framework The notice doesn't name the framework Ask the buyer which framework it used and when it reopens. 9 call-offs £134,344,684 last 24 Mar 2026

## Procurement contacts

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

59 contacts published by Department of 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 of 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 OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS, all contracts, awards 2014 to 2026

6.6 bids per award on average 26 of 55 awards had a single bid

86% of awarded value to the top 3 suppliers 135 suppliers, 108 valued contracts

45 of 111 contracts won by SMEs where the winner declared its size

100 of 123 contracts won by suppliers new to this buyer 81% new-entrant win rate

Business plans see the same figures for each of the 5 sectors this buyer awards in.

##  Recent contract awards

- [BSI Group](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bsi-group)

    [CQI and IRCA Certified ISO9001 Lead Auditor Training](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd2-f69f-72d8-ae07-81239c73764a/cqi-and-irca-certified-iso9001-lead-auditor-training)

    £11,000

    23 Jan 2026
- [BSI Group](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bsi-group)

    [CQI and IRCA Certified ISO9001 Lead Auditor Training](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd2-f69f-72d8-ae07-81239c73764a/cqi-and-irca-certified-iso9001-lead-auditor-training)

    £11,000

    23 Jan 2026
- [Said Business School](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/said-business-school)

    [Project Delivery Leadership Programmes MPLA & OMP](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-1a65-7295-b3fb-5f310bf8cce9/project-delivery-leadership-programmes-mpla-omp)

    £1,065,600

    20 Jan 2026
- [Elsevier B.V](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/elsevier)

    [Procurement of Data Research Repository Replacement Proof of Concept](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-9f0c-7160-8475-d17ab3d599c7/procurement-of-data-research-repository-replacement-proof-of-concept)

    £37,438

    15 Jan 2026
- [food farming countryside commission](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/food-farming-countryside-commission)

    [Regional Food Systems Citizen's Advisory Council Analysis](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd2-57b2-729c-92da-fcc5c2101bb5/regional-food-systems-citizens-advisory-council-analysis)

    £133,625

    15 Jan 2026
- [University Court of the University of St Andrews (USTAN)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-court-of-university-of-st-andrews-ustan)

    [Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP) - 25-26](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd0-ca0d-71f8-acc3-ae6ea4ec3ddb/bycatch-monitoring-programme-bmp-25-26)

    £435,869

    9 Jan 2026
- [UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/centre-for-ecology-and-hydrology-ukceh)

    [Capturing transitional changes in GHGfluxes following peat restoration](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-f35a-72ab-acff-203c9ac23c65/capturing-transitional-changes-in-ghgfluxes-following-peat-restoration)

    £199,911

    7 Jan 2026
- [Jumping Rivers Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/jumping-rivers)

    [Procurement for Posit Cloud Software and Associated Support](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1c-bc9d-7079-96d7-86cdaa5cf050/procurement-for-posit-cloud-software-and-associated-support)

    £1,197,369

    24 Dec 2025
- [Institution of Civil Engineers](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/institution-of-civil-engineers)

    [Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity.](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc9-d35d-73f1-94a6-e0f06301acea/reservoir-panel-engineers-supply-and-capacity)

    £189,000

    17 Dec 2025
- [Institution of Civil Engineers](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/institution-of-civil-engineers)

    [Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity.](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc9-d35d-73f1-94a6-e0f06301acea/reservoir-panel-engineers-supply-and-capacity)

    £189,000

    17 Dec 2025
- [National Oceanography Centre](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/national-oceanography-centre)

    [Management of the Marine Env. Monitoring & Assessment National Database - Plus](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc6-aa38-7150-ade6-7bfc27c12b1f/management-of-the-marine-env-monitoring-assessment-national-database-plus)

    £345,218

    16 Dec 2025
- [The Marine Biological Association](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/marine-biological-association)

    [UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc4-cdca-7316-a77c-9645a9298f0e/uk-archive-for-marine-species-and-habitats-data-dassh)

    £695,640

    16 Dec 2025

## Contracts coming up for renewal

Department of 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.

- [Land Cover Plus Crops License 25 - 26](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc8-7373-70f1-9530-1ca33b780d8e/land-cover-plus-crops-license-25-26) [UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/centre-for-ecology-and-hydrology) · Award notice Ends 14 Nov 2026 £32,500
- [Consumer confidence in drinking water](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc5-0799-7208-a65d-3e4cd9487f6a/consumer-confidence-in-drinking-water) [ICF Consulting Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/icf-consulting-services) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 8 Dec 2026 £51,675
- [Reservoir Panel Engineers Supply and Capacity.](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc9-d35d-73f1-94a6-e0f06301acea/reservoir-panel-engineers-supply-and-capacity) [Institution of Civil Engineers](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/institution-of-civil-engineers) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2026 £189,000
- [UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - Conditions of Appointment Reviews](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc1-b914-7014-970f-07b93cd26e24/uk-deposit-return-scheme-drs-conditions-of-appointment-reviews) [Earth Care Consulting](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/earth-care-consulting) · Award notice Ends 28 Feb 2027 £18,345
- [Peat Evidence Review](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc7-8024-7242-84ff-194db710513f/peat-evidence-review) [International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) UK Peatland Programme is hosted by The Wildlife Trusts](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/international-union-for-conservation-of-nature-iucn-peatland-programme-is-hosted-by-wildlife-trusts) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 16 Mar 2027 £230,000
- [FCP: LEEP NEV - Climate Resilience of Agricultural Production and Farm Business](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbe-d716-70a5-9ec3-c784f2570133/fcp-leep-nev-climate-resilience-of-agricultural-production-and-farm-business) [University of Exeter](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-exeter) · Award notice Ends 31 Mar 2027 £388,126
- [NBC Planning performance Agreement 25-27](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb9-6447-731e-8577-c46439d1a219/nbc-planning-performance-agreement-25-27) [Runnymede Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/runnymede-borough-council) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 31 Mar 2027 Value not counted: paid to another public body
- [MRF - Accelerating Delivery of Predator Eradication on the Isles of Scilly](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc0-fa47-7101-b132-53b8a614decb/mrf-accelerating-delivery-of-predator-eradication-on-the-isles-of-scilly) [Royal Society of Wildlife Trust](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/royal-society-of-wildlife-trust) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 31 Mar 2027 £1,400,000
- [FCP: LEEP 3 - Mapping and Modelling Land Tenure Implications for Land Use Change](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc5-aa5a-72b6-baa7-94502f27798e/fcp-leep-3-mapping-and-modelling-land-tenure-implications-for-land-use-change) [University of Exeter](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-exeter) · Award notice Ends 31 Mar 2027 £112,828
- [Talent Programme: - Aspire](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb4-c702-7077-84e1-492e9b906bad/talent-programme-aspire) [Asset Management Consulting Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/asset-management-consulting) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 21 Apr 2027 £312,730
- [Peatland Restoration Standard and Technical Guidelines for England and Wales](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb8-9a05-72cb-9a5d-d1c104767223/peatland-restoration-standard-and-technical-guidelines-for-england-and-wales) [Bidwells LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bidwells) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 28 Jul 2027 £562,305
- [Level 6 Data Scientist Integrated Degree Apprenticeship ST0585 X 5](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0a-51c4-72a8-8c81-bfe038672ac0/level-6-data-scientist-integrated-degree-apprenticeship-st0585-x-5) [BPP University Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bpp-university) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 4 Sept 2027 £95,000
- [FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc1-7bd7-7307-9c5d-7db7920eb081/fcp-elm-payment-rate-verification) [The Andersons Centre](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/andersons-centre) and 3 more · Award notice Ends 1 Nov 2027 £400,000
- [Provision of food & drink market intelligence Reports](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc0-8c96-7286-bce2-7666cd9c121e/provision-of-food-drink-market-intelligence-reports) [Mintel](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/mintel) and 2 more · Award notice Ends 1 Nov 2027 £184,686
- [Thames Tideway Tunnel - Defra Technical Advisor](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc2-ad04-726b-9737-613b63abebbe/thames-tideway-tunnel-defra-technical-advisor) [Agilia Infrastructure Partners Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/agilia-infrastructure-partners) · Award notice Ends 15 Nov 2027 £50,000

## What they buy

- [IT services 21](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)
- [Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental 19](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental)
- [Research & development 18](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)
- [Business services 11](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)
- [Architecture, engineering & surveying 8](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying)
- [Construction work 5](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work)

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