Top suppliers
Top suppliers to AHDB
Top-five suppliers hold 68% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What AHDB buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
79410000
7941000079340000
7934000071350000
7135000079310000
7931000073110000
7311000003210000
0321000079820000
7982000073210000
7321000079950000
79950000Recent contracts
Latest AHDB contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
2024 -727 Behavioural Change Assessment for the Environment Baselining Pilot
Harper Adams University · 2026-04-23
£100K
2024-715 Soil sampling & analysis for the Environmental Baselining Pilot
Agricarbon UK Ltd · 2026-04-20
£2.0M
2025-760 Strategic PR partner services requirement for AHDB
Fight or Flight Limited · 2026-02-09
£500K
2023-686 LIDAR Digital Topographic Scanning of Farms in GB
Bluesky International Limited · 2026-02-06
£460K
2024-741 Monitoring of Contaminants in UK cereals
Fera Science Ltd · 2025-10-18
£522K
2023-660 Cereals & Oilseeds crop intentions, condition and progress reporting
The Andersons Centre · 2025-08-31
£480K
2024-736 Satisfaction surveys of AHDB customers and stakeholders
QA Research Ltd · 2025-07-14
£650K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Ref: 2023-655 Supply Statistical advice and analysis to AHDB's Recommended List
Expires: 2026-11-30
£100K
2024-706 Internal Audit Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£300K
Market analysis
Bidding into AHDB — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
68%
Top-5 supplier share
36d
Avg response window
37d
Median response window
32mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to AHDB
How much does AHDB spend on procurement?
AHDB awarded 20 contracts totalling £11.6M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 18 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £582K.
Who are AHDB's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to AHDB by total award value are two ears one mouth ltd, Agricarbon UK Ltd, SOPEXA JAPON K.K.. The top five suppliers together hold 68% of contract value.
What does AHDB buy from suppliers?
AHDB's procurement is concentrated in 79410000, 79340000, 71350000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for AHDB tenders?
AHDB typically gives suppliers a median of 37 days to respond (average 36 days). Standard contract duration is around 32 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
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