# Defra Commercial: UK public-sector contract awards

> A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices.

## Key facts

- Awards: 263
- Known award value: £806,068,029
- Distinct contract winners: 102
- First award: 1 September 2020
- Latest award: 10 September 2026

## Top contract winners

- [Cambridge Spark](/contract-winners/cambridge-spark/public-sector-contract-awards): 19 awards
- [University Of Reading](/contract-winners/university-of-reading/public-sector-contract-awards): 12 awards
- [Babington business college](/contract-winners/babington-business-college/public-sector-contract-awards): 10 awards
- Northern University London: 8 awards
- [Raise the Bar](/contract-winners/raise-the-bar/public-sector-contract-awards): 8 awards

## Contract awards

### [Executive Manager Recruitment Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b730834d-2b0b-4d61-b5c4-fe6156b600ae)

Defra Commercial · Saxton · £48,000 · 25 June 2025 · awarded

### [Sustainability Business Specialist ST0748 X](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-41e3f14d-b71e-47e1-b748-02144ddf39d0)

Defra Commercial · Coventry University Apprenticeships · £55,000 · 16 June 2025 · awarded

### [PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleagues](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bd899def-39bf-480a-9a5f-3d8ca1cfe1f0)

Defra Commercial · Skillfluence · £23,900 · 28 May 2025 · awarded

### [Poultry Training](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-60ab9c4b-e021-4ca7-89fc-cf4165ca5589)

Defra Commercial · The Pirbright Institute · £14,000 · 22 May 2025 · awarded

### [Asset Management Training](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-98d80403-617f-43a0-82e3-55b119a03008)

Defra Commercial · Asset Management Consulting Ltd · £312,730 · 20 May 2025 · awarded

### [Professional Accounting Technician Level 4 ST0003 X](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-aeed9376-63af-43a1-8876-0dfbfe196c9f)

Defra Commercial · Babington Business College Ltd · £80,000 · 6 May 2025 · awarded

### [Level 5 Coaching Professional ST0809 x 1](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cfbc9a2f-9553-498c-a584-b84279711b2b)

Defra Commercial · Raise The Bar Limited · £50,000 · 6 May 2025 · awarded

### [Level 4 Data Analyst ST0118 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c7c5584d-1f23-4531-b1a0-d3eecc4c9cd7)

Defra Commercial · Cambridge Spark Ltd · £150,000 · 6 May 2025 · awarded

### [Senior Leader Level 7 ST0480- Business Administration x 9](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c351118d-f551-4f33-be2d-4486f0fec457)

Defra Commercial · University of Reading · £126,000 · 6 May 2025 · awarded

### [Level 3 Data Technician ST0795 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9e65ffcb-b000-4e84-981e-0c6bf5be7207)

Defra Commercial · Cambridge Spark Ltd · £35,000 · 8 April 2025 · awarded

### [APHA - Veterinary Director \(SCS 1\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2abc87d5-c8bb-4d1d-b1be-dda92ba4010b)

Defra Commercial · Saxton · £35,000 · 4 April 2025 · awarded

### [Procurement and Supply Chain Practitioner Level 4 ST0313 X 8](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76fb70ca-0595-4503-af80-01d86702f8d9)

Defra Commercial · Connexin Academy · £80,000 · 31 March 2025 · awarded

### [Level 3 Learning and Development Practitioner ST0562 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a39692f0-c2f5-4d28-81d0-cd725b2d28ee)

Defra Commercial · Babington Business College Ltd · £30,000 · 19 March 2025 · awarded

### [Systems Thinking Practitioner L7 ST0787 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4600cb58-b4a0-417e-b94c-10d60e57f29e)

Defra Commercial · JGA Group · £90,000 · 25 March 2025 · awarded

### [Northern Ireland Pet Travel Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dfdc5873-e166-4630-9ee8-7707a209db17)

DEFRA Commercial · G4S Secure Solutions \(UK\) Ltd · £3,400,000 · 4 March 2025 · awarded

### [Systems Thinking Practitioner L7 ST0787 X 20](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2a8daef5-b4b3-4e14-bc59-1017018dc36e)

Defra Commercial · University of Exeter · £360,000 · 19 March 2025 · awarded

### [Level 6 Laboratory Scientist ST0626 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8c13e036-a181-4196-9a73-e242a80dc06f)

Defra Commercial · NESCOT · £135,000 · 19 March 2025 · awarded

### [Data Scientist x 2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5859742c-122b-4a5e-acd7-caa66d1d279a)

Defra Commercial · Anglia Ruskin University \(ARU\) · £38,000 · 19 March 2025 · awarded

### [Environmental Practitioner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3f789a3f-d801-484a-95c9-1a8b1089722b)

Defra Commercial · Anglia Ruskin University \(ARU\) · £60,000 · 19 March 2025 · awarded

### [RPA CEO SCS2 Recruitment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-abe46ff6-ad1e-415e-80ed-1070a77871d5)

Defra Commercial · Russell Reynolds Associates · £77,000 · 6 March 2025 · awarded

### [Home Office Mandatory Courses 2025 \(Red Kite](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-40507b51-12a8-4c52-9dfa-4595c95adb06)

Defra Commercial · Red Kite Veterinary Consultants Ltd · £24,946 · 6 March 2025 · awarded

### [Level 7 Senior Economist Masters Apprenticeship Programme x 8](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7e77ff31-5829-48ac-a421-9f8993836f3d)

Defra Commercial · Queen Mary University of London · £88,000 · 26 February 2025 · awarded

### [R & D Fellowship Secondment - Leonel Tchadjie Noumbissie](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-00294f51-da33-4ce2-a126-4229a5ba7e5b)

Defra Commercial · University College London · £27,912 · 24 February 2025 · awarded

### [Level 4 Data Analyst ST0118 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-59d0b53e-2dc3-475f-8656-5a4ac32cb60c)

Defra Commercial · Cambridge Spark Ltd · £150,000 · 19 February 2025 · awarded

### [Level 7 Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist ST0482 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e0ad34bf-456f-4a85-bf9f-53a9b190147f)

Defra Commercial · Northern University London · £105,000 · 19 February 2025 · awarded

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