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Tenders awarded by Defra group Commercial
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 31 awards we have tracked from Defra group Commercial, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
31
awards tracked
£20.2m
total contract value
£650k
average award size
29%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Defra group Commercial
Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme ECI
Awarded to John Graham Construction Ltd, Trading as GRAHAM on 31 Mar 2026 · Construction-related services
£1.5m
Lower Risk Debris Screens - Design Authority - Herts and North London
Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd on 17 Mar 2026 · Construction consultancy services
£100k
Aurora Transformation - Atkins Role Development
Awarded to AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited on 17 Mar 2026 · Infrastructure works consultancy services
£84k
Bedford Road Sluice - Gate 4 Repairs
Awarded to Jackson Civil Engineering Limited on 12 Mar 2026 · Flood-defences maintenance works
£77k
EAN - CDF - Great Yarmouth Flood Defences - Epoch 3 - OBC-FBC - Design
Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd on 9 Mar 2026 · Infrastructure works consultancy services
£1.1m
National - Aurora Transformation Programme - Professional Support
Awarded to WSP UK Limited on 6 Mar 2026 · Construction consultancy services
£179k
Thames - AOMR Lot 2 - Amerden Pumping Station
Awarded to Fairfield Control Systems on 2 Mar 2026 · Engineering works and construction works
£132k
National - Aurora Transformation Programme - Asset Type Plans
Awarded to AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited on 2 Mar 2026 · Technical analysis or consultancy services
£80k
Enhancing the Lincolnshire Coastline - Project Data Coordinator
Awarded to AECOM Ltd on 24 Feb 2026 · Data management services
£56k
Herts & North London - Lower Risk Debris Screens - Design
Awarded to JBA Bentley Ltd. on 16 Feb 2026 · Design consultancy services
£38k
Beam Tidal Sluices - Detailed Design
Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd on 20 Jan 2026 · Infrastructure works consultancy services
£352k
National - Aurora - MEICA Assets Reliability
Awarded to AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited on 19 Jan 2026 · Infrastructure works consultancy services
£178k
Spend pattern
What Defra group Commercial buys, and how the spend behaves
Defra group Commercial has issued 31 tracked awards worth £20.2m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £650k. Spend skews towards Infrastructure works consultancy services, Civil engineering consultancy services and Flood-defences maintenance works. The largest single award we have on record went to Energy, Safety and Risk Consultants (UK) Limited for £8.7m, on a Nuclear Energy Regulatory Justification Services Framework notice. SMBs are taking 29% of recorded awards, around the typical mid-band for UK public buyers. Activity is accelerating sharply month on month.
Where Defra group Commercial actually spends
Infrastructure works consultancy services
4 awards · £1.7m
Civil engineering consultancy services
3 awards · £336k
Flood-defences maintenance works
3 awards · £316k
Construction consultancy services
3 awards · £304k
Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works and Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
2 awards · £2m
Biggest single award
£8.7m
Nuclear Energy Regulatory Justification Services Framework
Won by Energy, Safety and Risk Consultants (UK) Limited on 31 Aug 2025
Busiest month
Mar 26
8 awards published, totalling £3.3m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Jacobs UK Ltd
6 awards · £2m total
BAM Nuttall Ltd
3 awards · £2.9m total
AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited
3 awards · £342k total
WSP UK Limited
2 awards · £204k total
Jackson Civil Engineering Limited
2 awards · £178k total
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
2 awards · £155k total
Energy, Safety and Risk Consultants (UK) Limited
1 award · £8.7m total
Dalcour Maclaren Ltd
1 award · £2.1m total
Related sectors
The categories where Defra group Commercial concentrates its spend.
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