Public sector buyer
Public sector contracts from DEFra
DEFra has published 1,157 contract awards since 2021.
175 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 392 different suppliers.
- 175
- Awards, last 12 months
- 1,157
- Awards since 2021
- 392
- Distinct suppliers
- £103k
- Median contract value
- 138
- Expiring in 18 months
Most recent award recorded 18 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 1,156 of 1,157 contracts where a value was published.
Coming up for renewal
138 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
Overview
Its most active procurement category is business and professional services.
Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited appears most frequently, holding 68 awards.
Published contract values total £3.5bn, across the 1,156 contracts that state one, with a median of £103k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.
138 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.
Awards per quarter
Recent activity
Latest contract awards
Who they buy from
Most frequent suppliers
- 01Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited68 awards
- 02Mitie FM Limited59 awards
- 03WSP UK LImited53 awards
- 04Jeremy Benn Associates Limited T/A JBA Consulting Limited28 awards
- 05Deloitte LLP27 awards
- 06kpmg LLP22 awards
- 07RSK ADAS Limited20 awards
- 08Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen)18 awards
- 09UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)18 awards
- 10OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd17 awards
What they buy
Most active categories
Every supplier to DEFra with a profile162
- A E Yates Limited2
- ABPmer12
- Accenture (UK) LTD4
- AECOM Limited10
- Ainsty Timber Marketing LTD1
- Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen)18
- AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARL, UK Branch1
- Amentum Clean Energy Limited2
- APEM Limited5
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD5
- Ashurst LLP1
- Atamis Limited1
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited7
- ATOS IT Services UK Limited3
- Baker Hicks Limited6
- Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited2
- BAM Nuttall Limited10
- Behavioural Insights Limited1
- BESA Publications Limited1
- BLOOM Procurement services Limited2
- BOC LTd1
- Bramble Hub LTD4
- Breheny Civil Engineering Limited10
- Bruker UK LTD2
- BSI Standards Limited1
- CACI Limited1
- Capella Associates Limited1
- CapGemini UK PLC5
- Carbon Trust Advisory Limited1
- cARL zEISS1
- Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd13
- CIVICA UK Limited4
- Coforge U.K. Limited1
- Cognizant Worldwide LTD1
- COMPUTACENTER UK Ltd5
- Constellia Public LTD1
- Cranfield University1
- Currie & Brown (UK) Limited2
- DAI Global (UK) Limited1
- Deloitte LLP27
- Dentons UK and Middle East LLP1
- Diligent BoardBooks Ltd1
- DJS Research Limited1
- DLA Piper UK LLP5
- Ecorys UK Limited2
- ECS Engineering Services Limited4
- EDF ENERGY Limited6
- Electrical Test (Midlands) Limited1
- Enviro Technology Services Limited1
- Equal Experts UK Limited1
- Ernst & Young LLP4
- ESH Construction Limited5
- Eunomia Research & Consulting Limited10
- Eviden Technology Services Limited2
- Facultatieve Technologies LTD6
- Fairfield Control Systems Ltd1
- FEI UK Limited1
- Fera Science Limited1
- Fivium LTD1
- Galliford Try Construction Limited2
- Galliford Try PLC1
- Gleeds Cost Management Limited1
- Glendale Countryside Limited1
- Global Resourcing Limited1
- Grant Thornton UK LLP1
- Ground Control Limited9
- Harper Adams University4
- HH Associates LTD3
- Hitachi Solutions Europe Limited1
- Howell Marine Consulting Ltd7
- I3Works Limited1
- IBM United Kingdom LTD4
- ICF Consulting Services Limited10
- Illumina Cambridge LTD1
- Informed Solutions Limited1
- INSIGHT DIRECT UK Limited10
- Investigo LTD1
- IPSOS Ltd6
- ISS Mediclean Limited2
- Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited13
- Jacobs LTD3
- JACOBS UK Ltd16
- JBA Bentley Ltd.10
- Jeremy Benn Associates Limited T/A JBA Consulting Limited28
- JT Mackley & Co. Ltd2
- Kantar Public UK Limited4
- Kier Construction Limited4
- kpmg LLP22
- Lakeside Flood Solutions Limited5
- Land & Water7
- LAND and WATER SERVICES LTD10
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited1
- LGC Limited3
- McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom3
- Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited68
- Microsoft LTD3
- Mills & Reeve LLP2
- Mitie FM Limited59
- Mitie Limited6
- Montagu Evans LLP2
- Mott MacDonald LTD13
- MTI Technology LTD1
- NCC Group (Security Services) Limited1
- Netcompany UK LTD1
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited2
- Niab3
- Norman Rourke Pryme Limited3
- Nurture Landscapes Limited1
- Octavius Infrastructure LTD1
- Oracle Corporation UK LTD1
- Orgvue Limited1
- OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd17
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC1
- PA CONSULTING Services LTD15
- Phoenix Software LTD2
- PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP1
- Promar International Limited3
- RAB Consultants Limited3
- Reed Talent Solutions Limited1
- Resource Futures Limited4
- RICARDO-AEA Ltd12
- Rider Levett Bucknall UK LTD1
- Rimini Street Limited1
- Risk & Policy Analysts Limited4
- Risual Limited1
- River Stewardship Company Ltd6
- Royal Mail Group Limited2
- RSK ADAS Limited20
- Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited1
- SOCOTEC UK Limited1
- SoftCat PLC1
- Specialist Computer Centres PLC3
- Specsavers Optical Superstores LTD1
- SQW Limited1
- Stantec UK LTD1
- Stonbury Limited6
- Tetra Tech LTD9
- The Marine Biological Association of the UK2
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc1
- Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited1
- TlT LLP1
- TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited2
- TPXIMPACT Limited2
- Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited.5
- UBDS IT Consulting Limited1
- UCL Consultants Limited2
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)18
- University Of Exeter3
- University of Leeds1
- University Of Plymouth1
- University Of Portsmouth1
- Vegetation Management Services5
- VolkerStevin Infrastructure Limited5
- Walter Lilly & Co. Limited3
- Water Plus Limited2
- Water Research Centre Limited4
- Whitehouse Construction Company Ltd.4
- Willis LTD1
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited7
- Wolf Laboratories Limited9
- WSP UK LImited53
- YouGov PLC1
The CPV codes on this work
The codes DEFra classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 73200000Research and development consultancy services128
- 79411000General management consultancy services123
- 45246410Flood-defences maintenance works66
- 45246000River regulation and flood control works46
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support39
- 45246400Flood-prevention works36
- 72222300Information technology services30
- 71500000Construction-related services27
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DEFra, in short
Who does DEFra award contracts to?
Across 1,157 contracts recorded since 2021, DEFra has used 392 different suppliers. The most frequent are Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited (68 contracts), Mitie FM Limited (59 contracts), WSP UK LImited (53 contracts).
What does DEFra buy?
Its most active procurement categories are business and professional services, construction works, research and development. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do DEFra contracts come up for renewal?
138 contracts awarded by DEFra have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does DEFra spend on contracts?
Published values total £3.5bn across the 1,156 contracts that state one, with a median of £103k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.
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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.