Public Buyer — Contracts & Spending
DEFRA Network Etendering Portal
DEFRA Network Etendering Portal has awarded 5,525 contracts, worth £5.8bn+ in disclosed value, to 1,875 suppliers. Largest spend area: Research & Development. Data from GOV.UK Contracts Finder, updated daily.
Contracts awarded
5,525
Disclosed spend
£5.8bn+
Suppliers used
1,875
Renewals < 90d
6
Top suppliers
Companies this buyer awards the most to, by disclosed value
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Hays Specialist Recruitment LTD | 2 | £300.4m |
| Icheme | 1 | £141.4m |
| Atos IT Services UK Limited | 1 | £135.0m |
| Csc Computer Sciences Limited | 1 | £125.9m |
| Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | 1 | £70.0m |
| Volkerstevin LTD | 13 | £69.3m |
| Kpmg | 11 | £68.9m |
| Cityaxis LTD | 2 | £57.5m |
Upcoming renewals (next 90 days)
Contracts ending soon — likely re-tendering opportunities
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vwr International LTD | £31.1m | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| Cavendish Nuclear | £1.2m | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| Lancaster University | £543k | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 400 Communications | £750k | 07 Nov 2026 | |
| Niab | £693k | 30 Nov 2026 | |
| Wsp Binnies | £11.9m | 10 Dec 2026 |
Largest contracts awarded
By disclosed value
| Contract | Supplier | Sector | Value | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Construction Works | £600.0m | 29 Oct 2021 | Notice ↗ | |
| Hays Specialist Recruitment LTD | Business Services | £300.0m | 31 Mar 2022 | Notice ↗ | |
| — | Construction Works | £220.0m | 22 Aug 2018 | Notice ↗ | |
| Bfs T/a Bidfood | Transport Services | £208.0m | 06 May 2020 | Notice ↗ | |
| Menter A Busnes | Health & Social | £204.7m | 01 Mar 2021 | Notice ↗ | |
| — | IT Services | £180.0m | 05 Jul 2017 | Notice ↗ | |
| Icheme | Business Services | £141.4m | 21 Dec 2022 | Notice ↗ | |
| Atos IT Services UK Limited | IT Services | £135.0m | 20 Jan 2021 | Notice ↗ |
Spend by sector
Where this buyer's contract spend goes
Construction Works172× · £1.3bn
Architecture & Engineering144× · £487.8m
IT Services126× · £794.9m
Environmental83× · £292.2m
Business Services82× · £739.6m
Research & Development81× · £190.3m
Agriculture & Forestry38× · £98.8m
Unclassified34× · £297.2m
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