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Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute: public contracts and tenders

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute awarded 15 public contracts worth €125.0M where a value is stated since 2025-02-27; the laboratory and precision equipment contract held by Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd ends on 2027-04-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards15
Awarded value (stated)€125.0M
Suppliers named22
Ending in 18 months3
Open calls now1
Calls for tender10
First award2025-02-27
Latest award2026-08-24

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 14 of 15 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeCentral government authority
CityBelfast
SourcesUK Find a Tender, EU TED

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
AB SCIEX UK LIMITED1€548k
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED1€334k
AGRICARBON UK LIMITED1€167k
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD1n/a
APPLE RECRUITMENT SERVICES1n/a
CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY1n/a
GAS ANALYSIS SERVICES LIMITED1€127k
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTD1n/a
Ideagen Limited1€177k
Illumina Cambridge Limited1€3.1M
Kongsberg Discovery AS1€253k
LAB & PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED1€464k
LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd1€1.0M
Mclane Research Laboratories Inc1€221k
MCS PERSONNEL LIMITED1n/a

Suppliers named on Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's award notices (the top 15 of 22); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2027-04-30ID 6235074 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Discrete AnalyserThermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd€149kend date stated
2027-08-20ID 6396032 - AFBI – Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Imaging Flow-Cytometry System for…Mclane Research Laboratories Inc€221ksigned + duration
2028-03-31ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENTLAB & PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED€464kend date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 3 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

DeadlineCall for tenderPublishedEstimated value
2026-11-23AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits2026-10-20€716k

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Laboratory and precision equipment386€1.6M
Agriculture, farming and forestry products031€464k
Agricultural machinery161€326k
Electrical equipment and lighting311€1.0M
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals331€3.1M
Transport equipment341€1.3M
Financial and insurance services661€116.8M
IT services721€177k
Business services791n/a
Waste, cleaning and environmental services901€167k

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

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Sources: UK Find a Tender, EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.

Questions

How many public contracts has Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute awarded?

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute published 15 contract award notices between 2025-02-27 and 2026-08-24; the 14 that state a value add up to €125.0M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: AB SCIEX UK LIMITED (1), AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED (1) and AGRICARBON UK LIMITED (1) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute contracts end soon?

3 contracts awarded by Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the laboratory and precision equipment contract held by Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd, ending on 2027-04-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute have open tenders now?

Yes: 1 calls for tender from Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).

What does Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute buy?

Most of Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's awards are in Laboratory and precision equipment (CPV 38) (6), Agriculture, farming and forestry products (CPV 03) (1) and Agricultural machinery (CPV 16) (1) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute tenders and contracts: 15 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.