# 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 ### [Accountancy/ Taxation Professional x 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-07cf7ae4-adca-4eed-ba4e-bd5d33681abe) Defra Commercial · BPP Professional Education Limited · £210,000 · 19 February 2025 · awarded ### [Level 5 Learning and Development Consultant Business Partner ST0563 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-de7f7900-c6ca-42d8-a596-9dbcfe170275) Defra Commercial · Babington Business College Ltd · £70,000 · 19 February 2025 · awarded ### [White Ribbon Accreditation Renewal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1ce37df9-1f8c-44a3-aea2-7e64fab71b06) Defra Commercial · White Ribbon UK · £13,965 · 19 February 2025 · awarded ### [Geoscience Training Programme with Groundwater Science Ltd](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8d571705-edc3-40c6-a369-54b2b82e1868) Defra Commercial · Groundwater Science Ltd · £25,500 · 7 February 2025 · awarded ### [Geoscience Training Programme with University of Sheffield](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6651c746-69ed-4f8c-a46e-4b1a2f0b4be8) Defra Commercial · The University of Sheffield · £38,381 · 7 February 2025 · awarded ### [SCS2 Chief Executive of the UK Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging \(p](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4d788f21-0749-4a0a-9047-3b469bac9f44) Defra Commercial · IRG Advisors LLP trading as Odgers Berndtson · £55,100 · 4 February 2025 · awarded ### [Senior Leader Level 7 ST0480 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f7d641fe-3c05-46a5-85dc-021b3aad4b98) Defra Commercial · University of Reading · £140,000 · 31 January 2025 · awarded ### [RM6288 Workforce Solutions Framework \(Contingent Labour PSR\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f6e902ac-39a3-4fa2-8bc8-056393811767) Defra Commercial · Alexander Mann Solutions · £739,200,000 · 14 January 2025 · awarded ### [Level 7 Government Operational Research Specialist ST0884 X 2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bae89e8b-8d8c-41ae-b980-1c423444829a) Defra Commercial · University of Kent · £28,000 · 13 January 2025 · awarded ### [Level 6 Laboratory Scientist ST0626 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1a72872c-70da-414d-8033-e5a798c65b3d) Defra Commercial · Tiro Training Ltd · £135,000 · 13 January 2025 · awarded ### [Level 4 Governance Officer ST01302 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7d1b3afc-805d-43bf-a8fe-8910c6845cf5) Defra Commercial · CSA \(Services\) Limited · £55,000 · 13 January 2025 · awarded ### [Digital Product Manager Level 4 ST0964 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fff1beee-c361-450c-bafd-68362c2ff88d) Defra Commercial · Cambridge Spark Ltd · £90,000 · 8 January 2025 · awarded ### [Chartered Manager Level 6 ST0272 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9ad3575d-9402-4a6c-ae7e-f9da87f83610) Defra Commercial · University of Reading · £220,000 · 16 December 2024 · awarded ### [Senior Leader Level 7 ST0480 X 20](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bc0bb514-20d9-45d9-a88a-ce82840bec4c) Defra Commercial · University of Reading · £280,000 · 16 December 2024 · awarded ### [Business Administration Level 3 ST0070 X 20](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f712dbce-02ea-4b80-bb5c-3087d495381f) Defra Commercial · Lighthouse \(Training and Development\) Ltd · £100,000 · 13 November 2024 · awarded ### [Level 3 Public Sector Compliance Investigator and Officer ST0708 X 30](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-18ac6b80-9f99-4101-841c-a82ff38e3e36) Defra Commercial · Central Training Group · £120,000 · 13 November 2024 · awarded ### [Level 4 Data Analyst ST0118 X 8 Level 4 Business Analyst ST0See Full Description](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-505b79e2-ea51-4497-83d4-b26c9603f0b4) Defra Commercial · Multiverse Group Limited · £674,000 · 13 November 2024 · awarded ### [Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7 ST00001 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-58ac8f92-1d58-4e08-b261-66ab3d1e8622) Defra Commercial · Kaplan · £210,000 · 12 November 2024 · awarded ### [Public Service Operational Delivery](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6d75abee-8f23-450b-9ca3-4cd5ac1a8f4e) Defra Commercial · Capita Business Services Ltd · £19,750 · 12 November 2024 · awarded ### [Level 7 Chartered Town Planner ST0536 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-668a8e08-b62a-432b-9da7-fb6d020ebe4f) Defra Commercial · Sheffield Hallam University · £135,000 · 28 October 2024 · awarded ### [Lea Marston Flood Asset Facility - Technical Adviser RIBA 2 Record Ref C26550](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b9ae2001-37a2-4663-ab55-b8fb566fe776) DEFRA Commercial · WSP UK Limited · £40,699 · 25 September 2024 · awarded ### [Environmental Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship ST0778 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3d2feffa-b234-4e4f-8ff3-c10161d1c1d1) Defra Commercial · Coventry University · £270,000 · 21 October 2024 · awarded ### [Resilience and Emergencies Professional Level 6 ST1322 X 10](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-440e118e-8579-4f4c-b512-a88b234dac1d) Defra Commercial · Coventry University · £230,000 · 21 October 2024 · awarded ### [Utilities Engineering Technician Level 3 ST0159 X 1](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3efd4dc7-9a9a-46e8-b0fb-844def6809c7) Defra Commercial · Train'd Up · £22,140 · 21 October 2024 · awarded ### [Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) Data Specialist ST0763 X 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4fcf361d-0e70-49bf-87a0-2f8d5a74d615) Defra Commercial · Cambridge Spark Ltd · £85,000 · 21 October 2024 · awarded Page 6 of 11; 263 total records.