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Tenders awarded by CEFAS
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 12 awards we have tracked from CEFAS, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
12
awards tracked
£7.1m
total contract value
£594k
average award size
0%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by CEFAS
CEFAS26-70 Contract for insurance policy for subsea camera equipment hire
Awarded to Willis Towers Watson on 13 Apr 2026 · Damage or loss insurance services
£14k
CEFAS25-134 Request for Quotation for Acquisition of an ICP-OES
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Scientific on 9 Feb 2026 · Spectrometers
£51k
CEFAS25-128 The Supply of a Light Stereo Microscope for Blue Belt St Helena
Awarded to Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch on 2 Feb 2026 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
£10k
CEFAS25-136 Gas Chromatography Tandem Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System
Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd on 30 Jan 2026 · Mass spectrometer
£126k
CEFAS25-135 Benchtop carbon analyser.
Awarded to Elementar UK Ltd on 29 Jan 2026 · Gas-analysis apparatus
£67k
CEFAS25-108 Contract for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Awarded to Phoenix Software on 13 Jan 2026 · Software package and information systems
£6.3m
CEFAS26-65 Supporting labour
Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions on 2 Jan 2026 · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
£70k
CEFAS23-08 Contract Extension for BEEMS ABR Maintenance & Monitoring at the Hinkley Point C Frontage
Awarded to Marine Science Support Ltd on 8 Dec 2025 · Reservoir cleaning services and Flow-monitoring services
£40k
CEFAS25-46 Immersive H&S leadership training experience (YPO DPS 999 - Lot 26)
Awarded to ACTIVE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED on 9 Oct 2025 · Specialist training services
£24k
CEFAS24-169 Contract for enterprise resource planning system support services
Awarded to Unit 4 Business Software Ltd on 30 Jul 2025 · Software support services
£61k
CEFAS25-13 ITS Hardware requirements
Awarded to Dell Corporation Ltd (DA) on 22 Jul 2025 · Portable computers
£250k
Cefas25-01 Contract for the Supply of Sea Going Sampling Services
Awarded to SeaScope Fisheries Research Limited on 27 May 2025 · Marine research services
£120k
Spend pattern
What CEFAS buys, and how the spend behaves
CEFAS has issued 12 tracked awards worth £7.1m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £594k. Spend skews towards Software package and information systems, Portable computers and Mass spectrometer. The largest single award we have on record went to Phoenix Software for £6.3m, on a CEFAS25-108 Contract for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement notice. Only 0% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is softening versus the prior month.
Where CEFAS actually spends
Biggest single award
£6.3m
CEFAS25-108 Contract for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Won by Phoenix Software on 13 Jan 2026
Busiest month
Jan 26
4 awards published, totalling £6.6m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Phoenix Software
1 award · £6.3m total
Dell Corporation Ltd (DA)
1 award · £250k total
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
1 award · £126k total
SeaScope Fisheries Research Limited
1 award · £120k total
Alexander Mann Solutions
1 award · £70k total
Elementar UK Ltd
1 award · £67k total
Unit 4 Business Software Ltd
1 award · £61k total
Thermo Fisher Scientific
1 award · £51k total
Related sectors
The categories where CEFAS concentrates its spend.
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