Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by defra
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 43 awards we have tracked from defra, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
43
awards tracked
£11.4m
total contract value
£264k
average award size
14%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by defra
YNE-AOMR Lot 1 Borehole drilling- berwick FY25-26
Awarded to Forkers Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£67k
YNE- YOR AOMR Lot 1 AMCO-A2 Contract FY25-26
Awarded to Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen) on 16 Feb 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£182k
YNE- YOR AOMR Lot 1 UDR Minor Work Package - AMCO ECSC Contract fy 25-26
Awarded to Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen) on 16 Feb 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£98k
YNE- YOR AOMR Lot 1 Asset reconditioning- J5 Package FY25-26
Awarded to JBA Bentley Ltd. on 13 Feb 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£98k
YNE- YOR AOMR Lot 1 Asset reconditioning - J4 Package FY25-26
Awarded to JBA Bentley Ltd. on 10 Feb 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£81k
YNE-Kielder Salmon Centre - Back Up Power- AOMR Lot 2
Awarded to ECS Engineering Services Ltd on 14 Jan 2026 · Power supply accessories
£59k
YNE- YOR AOMR Lot 1 Asset reconditioning- J2 package FY25-26
Awarded to JBA Bentley Ltd. on 5 Jan 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£147k
YNE Form C City of York Council - B8 Clementhorpe
Awarded to City of York Council Primary on 27 Nov 2025 · River regulation and flood control works
£128k
YNE- NE- AOMR Lot 1 Land and water package 9FY25-26
Awarded to Land and Water Services Ltd on 20 Nov 2025 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£158k
YNE- NE- AOMR Lot 1- C11 Nun appleton FY25-26
Awarded to Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd on 7 Nov 2025 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£73k
YNE- NE- AOMR Lot 1 Land and water package 4 FY25-26
Awarded to Land and Water Services Ltd on 31 Oct 2025 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£119k
YNE- NE- AOMR Lot 1 - ESH M3 package FY25-26
Awarded to Esh Construction Ltd on 20 Oct 2025 · River regulation and flood control works
£134k
Spend pattern
What defra buys, and how the spend behaves
defra has issued 43 tracked awards worth £11.4m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £264k. Spend skews towards River regulation and flood control works, Flood-defences maintenance works and Construction consultancy services. The largest single award we have on record went to BAM Nuttall Ltd for £6.9m, on a CDF- North East- Lot 2- incident support notice. Only 14% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where defra actually spends
River regulation and flood control works
31 awards · £9.7m
Flood-defences maintenance works
9 awards · £1m
Construction consultancy services
2 awards · £528k
Power supply accessories
1 award · £59k
Biggest single award
£6.9m
CDF- North East- Lot 2- incident support
Won by BAM Nuttall Ltd on 14 Aug 2025
Busiest month
Sept 25
12 awards published, totalling £1.1m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
JBA Bentley Ltd.
6 awards · £554k total
Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen)
5 awards · £661k total
Land and Water Services Ltd
5 awards · £542k total
Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd
5 awards · £518k total
Esh Construction Ltd
4 awards · £397k total
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
3 awards · £278k total
BAM Nuttall Ltd
2 awards · £6.9m total
ECS Engineering Services Ltd
2 awards · £128k total
Related sectors
The categories where defra concentrates its spend.
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