Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Cefas
Top-five suppliers hold 44% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Cefas buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
713872799073803448633350553130324466356451Recent contracts
Latest Cefas contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
CEFAS26-70 Contract for insurance policy for subsea camera equipment hire
Willis Towers Watson · 2026-04-13
CEFAS25-134 Request for Quotation for Acquisition of an ICP-OES
Thermo Fisher Scientific · 2026-02-09
CEFAS25-128 The Supply of a Light Stereo Microscope for Blue Belt St Helena
Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch · 2026-02-02
CEFAS25-136 Gas Chromatography Tandem Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd · 2026-01-30
CEFAS25-135 Benchtop carbon analyser.
Elementar UK Ltd · 2026-01-29
CEFAS25-108 Contract for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Phoenix Software · 2026-01-13
CEFAS26-65 Supporting labour
Alexander Mann Solutions · 2026-01-02
£70K
CEFAS25-46 Immersive H&S leadership training experience (YPO DPS 999 - Lot 26)
ACTIVE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED · 2025-10-09
CEFAS26-62 Professional IT Services assistance
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited · 2025-09-29
CEFAS24-169 Contract for enterprise resource planning system support services
Unit 4 Business Software Ltd · 2025-07-30
£61K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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CEFAS26-62 Professional IT Services assistance
Expires: 2026-09-30
CEFAS23-79 Contract for fully managed payroll services
Expires: 2026-10-31
CEFAS23-18 Specialist Marine Technical Consultant
Expires: 2026-11-01
£1.1M
CEFAS25-15 Provision of Mobile Voice Service and Mobile Data Connectivity
Expires: 2026-11-17
CEFAS23-134 Contract for provision of multi-functional devices (MFDs) for Cefas offices
Expires: 2027-01-31
CEFAS25-134 Request for Quotation for Acquisition of an ICP-OES
Expires: 2027-02-10
CEFAS24-09 Contract supply of microscope & peripherals DOE Belize OCPP (Cefas UT
Expires: 2027-02-27
£6K
CEFAS24-08 Contract for the provision of a solvent recycler under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)
Expires: 2027-02-27
£23K
CEFAS24-10 Contract for microscope & peripherals for BAHA Belize for OCPP (CEFAS UT)
Expires: 2027-02-27
£24K
CEFAS24-05 Contract for provision of a tissue processor and associated maintenance and servicing, for BAHA in Belize, under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)
Expires: 2027-03-01
£44K
Market analysis
Bidding into Cefas — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
11%
Awards to SMEs
44%
Top-5 supplier share
8%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 11% of Cefas’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Cefas
How much does Cefas spend on procurement?
Cefas awarded 151 contracts totalling £10.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 117 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £90K.
Who are Cefas's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Cefas by total award value are HMMH (Scotland) Ltd, Houlder Ltd, Bruker UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 44% of contract value.
What does Cefas buy from suppliers?
Cefas's procurement is concentrated in architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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