Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Cefas: public contracts and tenders
Cefas awarded 54 public contracts worth €12.4M where a value is stated since 2025-03-05; the postal and telecom services contract held by Vodafone UK Ltd ends on 2026-11-17 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 54 of 54 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Cefas |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Lowestoft |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labware Limited (Cefas DA) | 3 | €118k | ||
| Vodafone UK Ltd | 3 | €474k | ||
| ACTIVE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED | 2 | €54,661 | ||
| Integral HSE Ltd | 2 | €131k | ||
| International SOS Assistance (UK) Ltd (Cefas DA) | 2 | €328k | ||
| Unit 4 Business Software Ltd | 2 | €204k | ||
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd | 1 | €145k | ||
| British Council Sri Lanka | 1 | €47,788 | ||
| Dell Corporation Ltd (DA) | 1 | €284k | ||
| Eastern Marine Limited | 1 | €103k | ||
| Elementar UK Ltd | 1 | €77,389 | ||
| Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch | 1 | €11,514 | ||
| Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited | 1 | €729k | ||
| Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting) | 1 | €41,816 | ||
| Marine Science Support Ltd | 1 | €45,714 |
Suppliers named on Cefas's award notices (the top 15 of 21); 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
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Cefas 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. 15 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
No open call for tender from Cefas today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | 80 | 5 | €233k |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 4 | €189k |
| IT services | 72 | 4 | €975k |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 3 | €234k |
| Postal and telecom services | 64 | 3 | €474k |
| Transport support and travel services | 63 | 2 | €328k |
| Business services | 79 | 2 | €166k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 1 | €284k |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 1 | €71,128 |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 1 | €103k |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 1 | €127k |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 1 | €10,872 |
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 Contracts Finder, 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, 3,611,641 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.
Questions
How many public contracts has Cefas awarded?
Cefas published 54 contract award notices between 2025-03-05 and 2026-07-15; the 54 that state a value add up to €12.4M (official notices, as of 2026-10-26).
Who are Cefas's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Labware Limited (Cefas DA) (3), Vodafone UK Ltd (3) and ACTIVE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED (2) (as of 2026-10-26). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Cefas contracts end soon?
15 contracts awarded by Cefas end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the postal and telecom services contract held by Vodafone UK Ltd, ending on 2026-11-17 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-26).
Does Cefas have open tenders now?
No call for tender from Cefas is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-26). Its 1 earlier calls are counted on this page.
What does Cefas buy?
Most of Cefas's awards are in Education and training (CPV 80) (5), Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (4) and IT services (CPV 72) (4) (as of 2026-10-26).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Cefas tenders and contracts: 54 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/cefas-gb/, data as of 2026-10-26.