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Public sector contracts from Defra Network eTendering Portal

Defra Network eTendering Portal has published no contract award notice since 27 Mar 2023. This page is the record of the 2,739 contracts it awarded since 2021 and the suppliers that won them.

Across that period it used 1,271 different suppliers.

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Awards, last 12 months
2,739
Awards since 2021
1,271
Distinct suppliers
£84k
Median contract value
60
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 27 Mar 2023. Value figures cover the 2,675 of 2,739 contracts where a value was published.

Coming up for renewal

60 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 architecture and engineering.

JACOBS UK Ltd appears most frequently, holding 75 awards.

Published contract values total £2.4bn, across the 2,675 contracts that state one, with a median of £84k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

60 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Not enough history to chart.

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Parliamentary Monitoring ServiceDods Parliamentary Communications Limited£78k27 Mar 2023
Data analysis and consumer insights: assessing barriers and opportunities for the production and consumption of domestic and organic food and drink - Phase 2England MarketingNot stated23 Mar 2023
Thames Barrier Cimplicity SCADA UpgradeAstec IT Solutions Ltd£216k22 Mar 2023
CEFAS23-31 services to provide expert contribution on the development of catch rules for sustainable exploitation of data-limited fish stocksSea++£36k9 Mar 2023
CEFAS22-09 OWEC Fisheries sensitivity modellingMarine Scotland£60k3 Mar 2023
Provision of Geological ProductsUnited Kingdom Research and Innovation£4.9m1 Mar 2023
National EA Estates Professional Surveying Framework16 suppliers (framework)£11 Mar 2023
Data analysis and consumer insights: assessing barriers and opportunities for the production and consumption of domestic food and organic foodNot statedNot stated1 Mar 2023
Greatham Embankment RepairsLand & Water Services Ltd£120k28 Feb 2023
Defra General Courier ServiceCitysprint£1.1m24 Feb 2023
Representation for AHDB in the Netherlands principally covering Beef and Lamb marketsGreen Seed Netherlands B.V£225k23 Feb 2023
Project 36206 - TSE Rapid Testing ServicesEurofins Forensic Services Limited£8.4m21 Feb 2023
Corporate EyecareSpecsavers Optical Superstores£250k20 Feb 2023
Maintenance of TBAG (Thames Barrier Associated Gates) Control SystemsAdsyst Automation Ltd£115k20 Feb 2023
Environment Agency Pension Fund, Actuarial Benefits & Governance ServicesAon Solutions UK Limited£1.6m17 Feb 2023
Standards Framework for Ecosystem Service MarketsBSI Standards Ltd (BSI)£2.6m13 Feb 2023
CDF Lot 1 - Hub B - Poise Brook Pre SOCJeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)£72k12 Feb 2023
CEFAS23-25 Azure Spend optimisationBytes Software Services£12k10 Feb 2023
Provision of IP Management Services2 suppliers (framework)£25k9 Feb 2023
AHDB Mini competition for AHDB MFD requirementsRicoh UK Ltd£60k9 Feb 2023

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01JACOBS UK Ltd75 awards
  2. 02Mott MacDonald LTD58 awards
  3. 03AECOM Limited​50 awards
  4. 04JBA Consulting Limited50 awards
  5. 05RSK-ADAS Limited47 awards
  6. 06BAM Nuttall Limited44 awards
  7. 07Volkerstevin LTD41 awards
  8. 08Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited41 awards
  9. 09OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED40 awards
  10. 10Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD38 awards

How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector

To small businesses (SMEs)40%

33 of 82 awards

Awards since October 2023 where Defra Network eTendering Portal recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.

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Common questions

Defra Network eTendering Portal, in short

Who does Defra Network eTendering Portal award contracts to?

Across 2,739 contracts recorded since 2021, Defra Network eTendering Portal has used 1,271 different suppliers. The most frequent are JACOBS UK Ltd (75 contracts), Mott MacDonald LTD (58 contracts), AECOM Limited​ (50 contracts).

What does Defra Network eTendering Portal buy?

Its most active procurement categories are architecture and engineering, research and development, it services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Defra Network eTendering Portal contracts come up for renewal?

60 contracts awarded by Defra Network eTendering Portal have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 17 Oct 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does Defra Network eTendering Portal spend on contracts?

Published values total £2.4bn across the 2,675 contracts that state one, with a median of £84k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

How can I be alerted to new Defra Network eTendering Portal tenders?

Tender Radar monitors Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales each weekday morning and can score every new Defra Network eTendering Portal notice against your organisation's profile, delivering the relevant ones before 9am alongside their contracts approaching renewal.

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.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from Defra Network eTendering Portal [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal (Accessed: 7 October 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.