DEFRA tenders

Contract awards and SME share

From 38 award notices published by DEFRA between 7 Jul 2026 and 30 Sept 2026.

Supplier awards

38

27 different suppliers

Won by SMEs

15%

4 of 26 supplier awards where size declared; 15% of single-supplier contracts

Typical award value

£149k

median of 38 valued single-supplier awards

Size not declared

12

awards excluded from the SME share

Recent awards and winners

• South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Mott MacDonald Limited

  Mott MacDonald Ltd (Large)

  £1.5m · Awarded 30 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - AECOM

  Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited

  £719k · Awarded 23 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - WSP

  WSP UK Ltd (Large)

  £258k · Awarded 18 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Arcadis

  Arcadis Tetra Tech

  £875k · Awarded 18 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - T&T

  Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited

SME means the supplier declared itself a small or medium-sized enterprise on the award notice (or, where that notice is silent, on its most recent notice). Suppliers are matched across notices by Companies House number, other registered identifiers or name, so a few may be grouped imperfectly.