Public sector buyer

Defra

Has run 51 procurements, awarding £6.4m in reported contract value.

51
Procurements
£6.4m
Award value
12
Top suppliers
20
Frameworks

Defra is a UK public-sector contracting authority. Across 51 recorded procurements worth £6.4m in awards, the records below show its recent tenders and awards, the suppliers it buys from most, and the frameworks it uses.

Profile

Region
Procurements
51
Total award value
£6,431,136
Publishing sources
Contracts Finder

Recent procurements

The latest tenders and awards from this buyer.

ProcurementStageUpdatedValue
NW AOMR Lot 2 CLA Pumping Station RefurbishmentsAward28 Apr 2026£1.3m
NMI: GF Centre of Excellence & NM Standards AdoptionPlanning4 Mar 2026
NNR 19/0164 - Lower Derwent Valley NNR - STA - Public Highway WorksAward12 Feb 2026£13.4k
Wessex Asset Repairs - Hackness Sluice and Blind Yeo - AOMRAward17 Jun 2025£91.9k
tNCEA England Ecosystem Survey Soil Sampling and Assessment Survey 2025-26Tender24 Feb 2025
Purchase of PM2.5 instruments suitable primarily for Near Source LocationsAward22 Oct 2024£1.5m
Co-designing an Evaluation Framework for Recruitment and RetentionAward22 Oct 2024£265.3k
Bruker MALDI Biotyper Service AgreementAward26 Jul 2024£48.2k
Dry Ice for APHAAward20 May 2024£28.4k
RDE 530 - Regional modelling of the annual air quality compliance 2022Award21 Mar 2024£114.6k
RDE 516 - A road map to deploying disease resistant ash trees into UK plantingAward20 Mar 2024£159.8k
RDE 467 - BS5228 Construction Noise PredictionsAward14 Mar 2024£81k
RDE 522 - UK Ocean Sustainability Data and Monitoring: A Theory of ChangeAward30 Jan 2024£50.2k
RDE495 - NCF: Economic Contributions of Woodlands to Leisure & TourismAward30 Jan 2024£34.9k
RDE 492 - FRC MEL Phase 1Award25 Jan 2024£114.9k
RDE 497 - Food waste reporting: consumer costs survey (large businesses)Award23 Jan 2024£28.9k
RDE 468 - Quarry trials of quieter technologies to clear unexploded ordnanceAward16 Jan 2024£109.9k
36187 - Provision of DNA Sequencing EquipmentAward5 Jan 2024£52.9k
36187 - Provision of DNA Sequencing EquipmentAward5 Jan 2024£150.3k
APHA Service contract for FEI tecnai TSpirit D1228 TEMAward21 Dec 2023£67.4k
RDE 414 - Biosecure Procurement Requirement Pilot Evaluation: Phase 2Award19 Dec 2023£68.6k
Supply of Turbovap Solvent ConcentratorsAward18 Dec 2023£61k
Starcross BMS UpgradeAward1 Dec 2023£120.6k
RDE207 Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity, Part I: Scoping ExerciseAward10 Nov 2023£50k
RDE157 eDNA method development and baseline surveyAward10 Nov 2023£22.1k
RDE 418 - Impact evaluation of bluefin tuna quota allocationAward10 Nov 2023£48.8k
RDE 395 - Pesticides in honey - analysis of urban honey samplesAward10 Nov 2023£49.5k
RDE 388 - Pesticides in honeyAward10 Nov 2023£33.1k
Economic Assessment of Managing Lowland Peat Water TablesAward10 Nov 2023£83.3k
RDE254 Review of the Reports of the Groups of Experts on Cryptosporidium in wateAward10 Nov 2023£49k
RDE378 - Farmer Choice for Environmental Land Management Offer CombinationsAward9 Nov 2023£68.5k
RDE337 - Evidence on Queen Scallops in English waters for the FisheriesAward9 Nov 2023£30.8k
RDE174 Artificial Intelligence and molecular markers for soft fruitAward9 Nov 2023£50k
Provision of Security and Emergencies (Measures Direction SEMD)governance WilkesAward6 Oct 2023£61.3k
National Provision for RPA Advisory ServicesTender29 Sept 2023
V-01155 - 31300 - Servicing of One (1) Zeiss EVO LS10 Scanning Electron MicroscopeAward21 Sept 2023£21.6k
RDE276 The Welfare Implications of Animal Breeding and Breeding TechnologiesAward20 Sept 2023£49.9k
RDE271 Systematic Technology Review: Air Quality InformationAward18 Sept 2023£50k
RDE268 National standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in EnglandAward18 Sept 2023£50k
RDE202 Options for Valuing Hypertension from Noise ExposureAward5 Sept 2023£50k
Business Architecture MasterclassAward1 Aug 2023£10.6k
30016 APHA VS200 SlideView Motorised Slide LoaderAward28 Jul 2023£102.4k
28945 - Preventative Maintenance Provision for Sensitire EquipmentAward21 Jul 2023£12.5k
Supply of a Hydraulic Cattle Table to the Animal and Plant Health AgencyTender10 Mar 2023
A Noise Limit for Offshore Wind Pile Driving: Feasibility Assessment & Pilot Programme DesignTender22 Feb 2023
Performance and Development reviewAward23 Jan 2023£99.8k
Defra data operating and governance model (Defra DOG)Award12 Jan 2023£99k
Agilent AriaMX PCR Machines for APHAAward5 Jan 2023£500k
C5349 - One (1) year Service Contract for one (1) Moflo Astrios Cell SorterAward4 Jan 2023£23.7k
A five capitals approach to defining the carrying capacity of English seas (MMO)Tender22 Nov 2022

Top suppliers

The firms this buyer awards to most often.

Frameworks

FAQs about Defra

How many contracts has Defra awarded?

Defra has run 51 recorded procurements, awarding £6,431,136 in reported contract value.

Who are Defra's biggest suppliers?

Its most frequent suppliers include ICF Consulting Services Limited (3 awards), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) (3 awards), The James Hutton Institute (2 awards), Imperial College Projects Ltd (2 awards), Ipsos (2 awards), City of York Council Primary (1 awards).

Which frameworks does Defra use?

Defra appears across 20 frameworks, including C5349 - One (1) year Service Contract for one (1) Moflo Astrios Cell Sorter, RDE495 - NCF: Economic Contributions of Woodlands to Leisure & Tourism, Bruker MALDI Biotyper Service Agreement, Supply of Turbovap Solvent Concentrators, RDE 388 - Pesticides in honey.

Where does Defra publish its tenders?

Its notices are published via Contracts Finder.

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