DEFRA
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for environmental protection, food and farming, and rural communities in England, headquartered at Seacole Building, Westminster. It procures across agriculture and environment programmes, food and animal-health policy, flood and coastal management, biodiversity and IT systems through its network of agencies and arm's-length bodies.
Live contracts
188
Total awarded
£1.8bn
Active suppliers
442
Notices published
1000
Activity range
23 Feb → 01 May
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
18
Open (bidding)
16
Awarded (90d)
30
Modified (90d)
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 188 live
All contracts with a published award notice where DEFRA is the contracting authority.
Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.