Defra tenders
Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Defra, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.
Defra currently has 10 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 491 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Research & Consultancy, Data & Digital Services and Construction & Works. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.
What Defra buys
Typical contract size
Based on 405 award notices with values recorded.
Procurement activity
Defra procurement over time
Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.
Live Defra tenders
2026-843 CMM LEB and Pork Evaluation
Evaluation Framework for the Crop Genetic Improvement Networks (GINs)
2026-837 Gulfood design and stand build
Good Practice Training
Ground Care, Agricultural and Plant Equipment
Caversham Lakes Boat Hoist
Upland Breeding Bird surveys – South Pennine Moors SSSI
Strategic File Management - Enterprise Asset Management Common Data Environment
CBRN Remediation Services Framework - 2026
Future Delivery at Sea (FDAS) - CEFAS Research Vessel
Recent awards by Defra
- Mott MacDonald Limited£1,545,67030 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Mott MacDonald Limited
- Mott MacDonald Limited£15,45730 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Mott MacDonald Limited
- Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited£7,19330 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - AECOM
- Arcadis Tetra Tech£8,74729 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Arcadis
- WSP UK Limited£2,58229 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - WSP
- Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited£9,13529 Sept 2026
South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - T&T
Contracts expiring at Defra
Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.
- B422A Construction of Building 422A£9,149,793expires 31 Dec 2027Incumbent: WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · retender date (Business)
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Services - Lot 5£6,000,000expires 31 Dec 2027Incumbent: Ecorys UK Limited · retender date (Business)
- Planning Support Function to Weybridge£1,198,445expires 31 Dec 2027Incumbent: WSP UK Limited · retender date (Business)
- tNCEA England Ecosystem Survey (EES) Field Surveys Coordination and Delivery£12,036,388expires 4 Jan 2028Incumbent: Jacobs UK Ltd · retender date (Business)
- Flue gas PM services£400,000expires 12 Jan 2028Incumbent: WSP UK Limited · retender date (Business)
- Global PMI Data£30,000expires 30 Mar 2028Incumbent: S&P Global UK Limited · retender date (Business)
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical Equipment - Exemption Reviews£350,728expires 31 Mar 2028Incumbent: Anthesis Group · retender date (Business)
- Support for the Task Force on Emission Inventories and Projections (TFEIP)expires 31 Mar 2028Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
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About Defra procurement
Defra is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Defra's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 1,132 procurement notices from Defra, including 491 awarded contracts. They issued 101 new notices in the past 12 months, with 10 tenders currently open for bids.
What Defra procures
Defra's procurement activity covers Research & Consultancy, Data & Digital Services, Construction & Works and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 405 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £107k, with an average of £2m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £76m.
How to find Defra tenders
TenderSignal aggregates Defra's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans England, London, Bristol, Peterborough and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Defra and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.
Defra tenders: frequently asked questions
How do I find Defra tenders?
Every Defra notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.
Does Defra have any contracts open now?
Yes. Defra has 10 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.
Who wins Defra contracts?
The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.