Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by DEFRA
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 211 awards we have tracked from DEFRA, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
211
awards tracked
£197.9m
total contract value
£938k
average award size
5.7%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by DEFRA
NEA CDF Lot 2 Foss Basin BAM FBC
Awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd on 29 Apr 2026 · Flood-prevention works
£1.4m
ETAFF CSFSW011 - Advice Led Assessment of Capital Grant Applications for CSF
Awarded to Promar International on 22 Apr 2026 · Environmental training services
£87k
Planning Support Function to Weybridge
Awarded to WSP UK Limited on 15 Apr 2026 · Technical planning services and Architectural, engineering and planning services
£1.2m
NW AOMR Lot 2 CLA Pumping Station Refurbishments
Awarded to JBA Bentley Ltd. on 13 Apr 2026 · Pumping station construction work
£1.3m
Direct Award for RIBA 5 Building Control for PR06 (B4 and B940)
Awarded to Sweco Building Control on 12 Apr 2026 · Technical building-inspection services
£17k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD North - Land and Water
Awarded to Land and Water Services Ltd on 9 Apr 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£950k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD South - Land and Water
Awarded to Land and Water Services Ltd on 9 Apr 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£950k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - LNA - Witham - RSC
Awarded to River Stewardship Company on 31 Mar 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£1.1m
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - LNA - Water Land and Biodiversity
Awarded to Vegetation Management Services on 31 Mar 2026 · Flood-prevention works
£215k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD North - RSC
Awarded to River Stewardship Company on 31 Mar 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£950k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD North - Ground Control
Awarded to Ground Control Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Flood-prevention works
£950k
Central - AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award 2026-27 - EMD South - Ground Control
Awarded to Ground Control Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Flood-prevention works
£950k
Spend pattern
What DEFRA buys, and how the spend behaves
DEFRA has issued 211 tracked awards worth £197.9m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £938k. Spend skews towards General management consultancy services, River regulation and flood control works and Flood-defences maintenance works. The largest single award we have on record went to Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch for £22.6m, on a DEFRA Public Cloud Services notice. Only 5.7% 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
Biggest single award
£22.6m
DEFRA Public Cloud Services
Won by Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch on 19 Dec 2025
Busiest month
Mar 26
28 awards published, totalling £39.6m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd.
32 awards · £4.5m total
Land and Water Services Ltd
9 awards · £3.5m total
WSP UK Limited
8 awards · £3.4m total
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
8 awards · £2m total
Amalgamated Construction Ltd (AmcoGiffen)
8 awards · £1.1m total
Jackson Civil Engineering Limited
7 awards · £5.7m total
JBA Bentley Ltd.
7 awards · £1.8m total
Jacobs UK Ltd
5 awards · £25.8m total
Related sectors
The categories where DEFRA concentrates its spend.
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