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Cefas

Cefas has awarded 66 UK public contracts worth £12.9m since 13 Jan 2021. Suppliers include Phoenix Software Limited, Labware Limited (Cefas DA).

East of EnglandOfficial websiteFirst contract 13 Jan 2021Latest contract 14 Apr 2026

Contracts
66
Published value
£12.9mwhere stated
Without competition
45%30 contracts
Won by SMEs
100%of 4 with size known
Contracts awarded per month, last 24 months 43 contracts · busiest month January 2025

Suppliers used most

  1. Phoenix Software Limited SME 4 contracts · £6.57m
  2. Labware Limited (Cefas DA) 4 contracts · £195k
  3. Vodafone UK Ltd 3 contracts · £400k
  4. Unit 4 Business Software Ltd 3 contracts · £246k
  5. Alexander Mann Solutions Limited 3 contracts · £210k
  6. EcoOnline SME 2 contracts · £437k
  7. APEM Ltd 2 contracts · £344k
  8. Starlab SME 2 contracts · £100k
  9. Bytes Software Services (Cefas DA) 2 contracts · £72,738

What they buy

  1. IT services 13 contracts · £1.79m
  2. Business services 10 contracts · £1.49m
  3. Architecture & engineering 7 contracts · £144k
  4. Laboratory & precision equipment 7 contracts · £549k
  5. Software & information systems 6 contracts · £6.55m
  6. Education & training 5 contracts · £258k
  7. Research & development 3 contracts · £615k
  8. Postal & telecoms services 3 contracts · £400k

All contracts awarded by Cefas

Contracts awarded by Cefas
Date Contract Supplier Value
14 Apr 2026 Willis Towers Watson £14,000
9 Feb 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific £51,453
2 Feb 2026 Evident Europe GmbH - UK branch £10,021
30 Jan 2026 Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd SME £126k
29 Jan 2026 Elementar UK LTD SME £67,353
13 Jan 2026 Phoenix Software Limited SME £6.3m
2 Jan 2026 Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £70,000
2 Jan 2026 Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £70,000
2 Jan 2026 Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £70,000
10 Oct 2025 Active Training Team Limited £23,820
10 Oct 2025 Active Training Team Limited £23,820
30 Sep 2025 Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited £630k
31 Jul 2025 Unit 4 Business Software Ltd £114k
31 Jul 2025 Unit 4 Business Software Ltd £61,332
23 Jul 2025 Dell Corporation Ltd (DA) £250k
28 May 2025 SeaScope Fisheries Research Limited £120k
27 Mar 2025 The Marine Biological Association of the UK SME £20,000
27 Mar 2025 The Marine Biological Association of the UK SME £20,000
5 Mar 2025 Spectrum Geosurvey Limited £48,426
1 Mar 2025 Illumina Cambridge Ltd £47,779
24 Feb 2025 Bytes Software Services (Cefas DA) £48,393
24 Feb 2025 Bytes Software Services (Cefas DA) £24,345
19 Feb 2025 British Council Sri Lanka £40,000
18 Feb 2025 Phoenix Software Limited SME £59,664
12 Feb 2025 UKRI as represented by British Geological Survey SME £16,680
6 Feb 2025 South South North Projects (Africa) PBO £30,090
4 Feb 2025 3 V4 December 2023 Classification: OFFICIAL Conservation Centr&# £100k
28 Jan 2025 Marine Science Support Ltd £300k
24 Jan 2025 RS Aqua Ltd SME £59,536
24 Jan 2025 Triox Environmental Emergencies £44,200
24 Jan 2025 HexCam Ltd £30,102
22 Jan 2025 Leonardo Hotel Plymouth £10,915
21 Jan 2025 APEM Ltd £9,100
20 Jan 2025 Eastern Marine Limited £85,936
20 Jan 2025 Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd £81,200
13 Jan 2025 National Oceanography Centre £57,000
19 Dec 2024 APEM Ltd £335k
17 Dec 2024 Evolved Research and Consulting Ltd £50,000
17 Dec 2024 The University of Newcastle upon Tyne £17,000
16 Dec 2024 Envision £47,933
13 Dec 2024 SciQuip Ltd SME £38,299
13 Dec 2024 Substance £445k
2 Dec 2024 Ocean Ecology Limited SME £146k
15 Nov 2024 Vodafone UK Ltd £150k
15 Nov 2024 Vodafone UK Ltd £100k
15 Nov 2024 Vodafone UK Ltd £150k
14 Nov 2024 Labware Limited (Cefas DA) £62,846
14 Nov 2024 Labware Limited (Cefas DA) £19,440
14 Nov 2024 Labware Limited (Cefas DA) £19,440
14 Nov 2024 Labware Limited (Cefas DA) £92,846