Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: public contracts and tenders
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS awarded 125 public contracts worth €1.0bn where a value is stated since 2025-02-25; the software packages and information systems contract held by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ends on 2026-11-14 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 111 of 125 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fera Science Ltd | 5 | €818.2M | ||
| OceanWise Limited | 4 | €112k | ||
| University of Exeter | 4 | €1.2M | ||
| Investigo Limited | 04803377 Companies House (GB) | investigo.co.uk | 2 | €102k |
| The Andersons Centre | 2 | €909k | ||
| Artios Global Limited | 2 | €89,311 | ||
| Pack IDS Ltd | 2 | €24,278 | ||
| RSK Environment Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | 2 | €121k | ||
| Ricardo-AEA Limited | 00222915 Companies House (GB) | ricardo.com | 1 | n/a |
| PA Consulting Services Ltd | 03880506 Companies House (GB) | slrconsulting.com | 1 | n/a |
| 3B Data Security Ltd | 1 | €4.0M | ||
| ABACO(UK) LIMITED | 1 | €32.3M | ||
| A C Nielsen Company Limited | 1 | €1.7M | ||
| AECOM Ltd | 1 | €115k |
Suppliers named on DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS's award notices (the top 15 of 102); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 23 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
No open call for tender from DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 23 | €25.2M |
| Research and development | 73 | 17 | €829.9M |
| IT services | 72 | 16 | €51.6M |
| Business services | 79 | 16 | €6.2M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 10 | €4.3M |
| Education and training | 80 | 5 | €1.4M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 4 | €1.5M |
| Other community and personal services | 98 | 4 | €915k |
| Construction work | 45 | 3 | €846k |
| Agricultural and forestry services | 77 | 3 | €86.3M |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 1 | €276k |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 1 | €1.6M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS awarded?
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS published 125 contract award notices between 2025-02-25 and 2026-02-04; the 111 that state a value add up to €1.0bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Fera Science Ltd (5), OceanWise Limited (4) and University of Exeter (4) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS contracts end soon?
23 contracts awarded by DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the software packages and information systems contract held by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, ending on 2026-11-14 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS have open tenders now?
No call for tender from DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 46 earlier calls are counted on this page.
What does DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS buy?
Most of DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS's awards are in Waste, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90) (23), Research and development (CPV 73) (17) and IT services (CPV 72) (16) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS tenders and contracts: 125 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.