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    ContractsPan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal
    Closed contract

    Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal

    Contract value
    £500k
    Published 3 Jul 2026

    Defra is seeking a supplier to build a centralized portal for managing and accessing research and development evidence across all departments.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 3 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £500k
    Published 3 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£500,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    No longer open. Published 3 months ago.

    3 July 2026
    Closed — no tender deadline was published

    Brief

    This procurement seeks to develop and implement a centralized research and development evidence portal that will serve all Defra departments and agencies. The portal will aggregate, organize, and provide access to research findings, data, and evidence to support evidence-based policy making and operational decision-making across the organization. Suppliers should have experience in developing data management systems, evidence repositories, and user-facing portals that can integrate data from multiple sources and serve diverse stakeholder groups.

    Track record

    5 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS has awarded 5 contracts to 4 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATES LTD2× · 40%
    2. AST Marine Sciences Limited1× · 20%
    3. Finyx Consulting Limited1× · 20%
    4. Environmental Research Group Oxford Limited1× · 20%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-068c18

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