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e-Commercial system - procurement and contract management functionality

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Central government

In brief

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 March 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Defra has an ongoing requirement for a Software as a Service (SaaS), supporting an e-Commercial system spanning procurement and contract management functionality. The following UK public sector bodies are authorised and enabled to use the current contract: Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, Rural Payments Agency, Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board. The purpose of this notice (and any associated published documents) is for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ("Defra") to make known its intention to commence market engagement (making no commitment to commence any formal procurement process) for an understanding of e-Commercial systems available for use in the public sector.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 024177-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 024179-2026

About the buyer

Department of Environment, Food and Rural AffairsLast 12 months

Procurements

174

Awards

131

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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From notice 024177-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 March 2026, last updated 17 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.