Top suppliers
Top suppliers to APHA
Top-five suppliers hold 92% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What APHA buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
77713833244534Recent contracts
Latest APHA contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Biosecurity Support at Three Large Aquatic Events for the Check Clean Dry Campaign
North Wales Wildlife Trust · 2026-06-17
£14K
29518 - Provision of Liquid Handling Robot(s) and Servicing
Hamilton Sales & Service UK Ltd · 2025-02-10
£72K
Provision of Specialist Reagents and Consumables from the UK HSA National Microb
Life Technologies Ltd · 2024-08-12
£2.7M
APHA CapEx (23/24): High speed PCR Machine
Bio Molecular Systems Ltd · 2024-01-10
£14K
3 x Bobcat MT100 Tracked Loader
Versatile Equipment Ltd · 2024-01-05
£82K
Supply of Foetal Bovine Serum
VWR International Ltd · 2023-12-21
£284K
Provision of Fragment Analyser System Software Reagent Kits & Equipment Service
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd · 2023-12-20
£55K
Call off Contract for the Provision of Ultracentrifuge
SciQuip Ltd · 2023-12-19
£90K
Contingency Official Veterinary Services for Scotland
University of Glasgow · 2023-12-14
£15K
Contingency Official Veterinary Services for Scotland
ROBERT YOUNG SERVICES LTD · 2023-12-14
£15K
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Market analysis
Bidding into APHA — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
67%
Awards to SMEs
92%
Top-5 supplier share
52%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 67% of APHA’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 52%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to APHA
How much does APHA spend on procurement?
APHA awarded 27 contracts totalling £10.0M between 2023-10-16 and 2026-10-16, working with 25 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £370K.
Who are APHA's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to APHA by total award value are Walter Lilly & Co. Limited, Life Technologies Ltd, Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 92% of contract value.
What does APHA buy from suppliers?
APHA's procurement is concentrated in agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-16
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
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- · Contracts Finder
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