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# DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 67 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-118855` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 67
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £23m (median award: £485k) across 13 of 13 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 100% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 38 (90%), Framework: 4 (10%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 21 (50%), Limited / restricted: 14 (33%), Open: 5 (12%), Selective: 2 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 13 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 8 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 7 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-centre-for-ecology-hydrology-coh-11314957):** 2 procedures
2. **[UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-centre-for-ecology-and-hydrology-coh-12251749):** 1 procedures
3. **[Capgemini](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capgemini-coh-00943935):** 1 procedures
4. **[Meteor Communications (Europe) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/meteor-communications-europe-ltd-coh-01995610):** 1 procedures
5. **[CAS - Chemical Abstracts Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cas-chemical-abstracts-services-GB-FTS-131457):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Capgemini](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capgemini-coh-00943935):** £9.8m · [Application Development Services for Fish Export Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/application-development-services-for-fish-export-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04c97e)
2. **[Facultatieve Technologies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/facultatieve-technologies-ltd-coh-00633222):** £5.1m · [DgP Specialist Incinerator Supplier](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dgp-specialist-incinerator-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd89)
3. **[Network Futures Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/network-futures-limited-coh-02707332):** £4.0m · [Cloud Technical Design Authority Service 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cloud-technical-design-authority-service-2-ocds-h6vhtk-04dbc7)
4. **[Meteor Communications (Europe) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/meteor-communications-europe-ltd-coh-01995610):** £1.8m · [Data Services and Equipment-New](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/data-services-and-equipment-new-ocds-h6vhtk-04c9b4)
5. **[UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-centre-for-ecology-hydrology-coh-11314957):** £693k · [UKEAP - Acid Gas and Aerosol Network - Long-Term Atmospheric (Delta) Sampling](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukeap-acid-gas-and-aerosol-network-long-term-atmospheric-delta-sampling-ocds-h6vhtk-04b235)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt