Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Defra Commercial
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 81 awards we have tracked from Defra Commercial, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
81
awards tracked
£8.7m
total contract value
£108k
average award size
0%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Defra Commercial
Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA)
Awarded to Said Business School on 21 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£19k
HR Investigation Services
Awarded to Safecall Limited on 21 Apr 2026 · Investigation services
£150k
Level 5 Coaching Apprenticeship ST0809 X 5
Awarded to BPP Professional Education Limited on 13 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£25k
Systems Thinking Practitioner L7 ST0787 X1
Awarded to JGA Group on 8 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£18k
Cyber Security Technologist ST1021 Level 4
Awarded to Estio Training Limited on 8 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£9k
Cyber Security Technologist ST1021 Level 4
Awarded to BPP Professional Education Limited on 8 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£9k
Level 7 Government Operational Research Specialist
Awarded to University of Kent on 8 Apr 2026 · Education and training services
£28k
Procurement and supply chain practitioner ST0313 Level 4 x 4
Awarded to Connexin Academy on 13 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£40k
Scientist Level 6ST0626 X 5
Awarded to Tiro Training Ltd on 13 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£135k
Data Analyst Level 4 ST0118 x 10
Awarded to Cambridge Spark Ltd on 12 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£150k
Asset Manager Level 4 ST0861 X 20
Awarded to Teesside University on 12 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£180k
Director of Corporate and National Services
Awarded to Saxton on 12 Mar 2026 · Executive services
£25k
Spend pattern
What Defra Commercial buys, and how the spend behaves
Defra Commercial has issued 81 tracked awards worth £8.7m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £108k. Spend skews towards Executive services, Education and training services and Consultative engineering and construction services. The largest single award we have on record went to Said Business School for £1.1m, on a Project Delivery Leadership Programme MPLA & OMP notice. Only 0% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Where Defra Commercial actually spends
Biggest single award
£1.1m
Project Delivery Leadership Programme MPLA & OMP
Won by Said Business School on 21 Jan 2026
Busiest month
Oct 25
12 awards published, totalling £1.4m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Cambridge Spark Ltd
10 awards · £1.4m total
University of Reading
8 awards · £978k total
Saxton
5 awards · £156k total
Northern University London
4 awards · £513k total
University of Kent
4 awards · £199k total
Raise The Bar Limited
3 awards · £200k total
BPP Professional Education Limited
3 awards · £174k total
Babington Business College Ltd
3 awards · £149k total
Related sectors
The categories where Defra Commercial concentrates its spend.
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