Cefas: contracts awarded without a rival: 135 uncontested awards; 27% of its awards; 89 suppliers; 2 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1QHWJS20VU · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Cefas: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/cefas/
Cefas made 135 of its 491 public contract awards without a rival from 2017-01-27 to 2026-01-30: 133 without a competition and 2 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 89 suppliers; the most to RS Aqua Ltd, 7.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Cefas gave RS Aqua Ltd 7 awards: 7 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-07, latest 2025-01-24.
Cefas gave Labware Limited (Cefas DA) 6 awards: 5 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-03-23, latest 2024-11-14.
Cefas gave Bangor University 5 awards: 5 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-09-26, latest 2024-10-16.
Cefas gave International SOS Assistance (UK) Ltd (Cefas DA) 5 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-07-09, latest 2023-06-28.
Cefas gave Marine Science Support Ltd 11 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-05-20, latest 2025-01-28.
Cefas gave Integral HSE Ltd 4 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-23, latest 2024-03-25.
Cefas gave Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd 8 awards: 3 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-01-08, latest 2026-01-30.
Cefas gave Earlham Institute 4 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-08, latest 2024-10-03.
Cefas gave Unit4 Business Software Ltd 4 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-07-27, latest 2025-07-31.
Cefas gave UKRI as represented by British Geological Survey 3 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-12-07, latest 2025-02-12.
Cefas gave Qiagen Ltd (Cefas DA) 4 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-03-23, latest 2023-09-29.
Cefas gave Blue Abacus Ltd 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-06, latest 2023-04-01.
Cefas gave WATERS Ltd 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-04-17, latest 2023-04-17.
Cefas gave Westcountry Rivers Trust 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-10-08, latest 2024-10-08.
Cefas gave Bangladesh Agricultural University 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-27, latest 2024-09-01.
Cefas gave Spartan Rescue - CEFAS DA 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-20, latest 2024-04-01.
Cefas gave University of St Andrews (Cefas DA) 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-12-19, latest 2024-09-10.
Cefas gave Postit Software PBC 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-08-20, latest 2023-08-20.
Cefas gave Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd 3 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-05, latest 2024-03-13.
Cefas gave Smartway2 Ltd 3 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-10-31, latest 2022-11-01.
Cefas gave Life Technologies Ltd 5 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-04-01, latest 2024-09-10.
Cefas gave Bytes Software Services (Cefas DA) 8 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2017-03-08, latest 2025-02-24.
Cefas gave Westward Fishing Company 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-04-17, latest 2023-04-17.
Cefas gave SeaScope Fisheries Research Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-05-28, latest 2025-05-28.
Cefas gave Valkyrie Fish Company Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-18, latest 2023-07-18.
Cefas gave 3 V4 December 2023 Classification: OFFICIAL Conservation Centr&# 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-04, latest 2025-02-04.
Cefas gave Hemsons International PVT Ltd (Cefas DA) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-01, latest 2023-01-01.
Cefas gave Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-08-11, latest 2024-08-06.
Cefas gave Eastern Marine Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-01-20, latest 2025-01-20.
Cefas gave Alexander Mann Solutions 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-01-02, latest 2026-01-02.
Cefas gave Resistomap Oy 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-11-19, latest 2024-11-19.
Cefas gave Environment Agency 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-09-24, latest 2024-09-24.
Cefas gave AFENET 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-11-22, latest 2023-11-22.
Cefas gave Molendotech Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-09-04, latest 2024-09-04.
Cefas gave National Oceanography Centre 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-01-13, latest 2025-01-13.
Cefas gave Blue Resources Trust 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-01-25, latest 2024-07-01.
Cefas gave University of Portsmouth 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-05-08, latest 2024-05-08.
Cefas gave Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations - CEFA 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-24, latest 2023-03-24.
Cefas gave Triple G Consulting Ltd 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-05-25, latest 2023-03-14.
Cefas gave IdentiGEN Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-08-22, latest 2023-08-22.
Cefas gave InterFish Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-31, latest 2023-07-31.
Cefas gave Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-12-20, latest 2023-12-20.
Cefas gave Clearwater Sensors Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-13, latest 2024-03-13.
Cefas gave Centre for Coastal Management 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-21, latest 2023-07-21.
Cefas gave 10X Genomics 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-18, latest 2024-03-18.
Cefas gave AFBI 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-31, latest 2023-03-31.
Cefas gave British Council Sri Lanka 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-19, latest 2025-02-19.
Cefas gave Tecmarine Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-05-29, latest 2024-05-29.
Cefas gave Phoenix Software Ltd 9 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-06-12, latest 2026-01-13.
Cefas gave Berhampur University 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-02-28, latest 2024-02-28.
Cefas gave Wildlife Computers - CEFAS DA 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-31, latest 2023-03-31.
Cefas gave Anchor Lab K/S 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-08-31, latest 2024-03-15.
Cefas gave Promega 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-05-31, latest 2023-11-23.
Cefas gave Northern Lighthouse Board - CEFAS DA 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-16, latest 2023-03-16.
Cefas gave The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (Cefas DA) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-24, latest 2023-07-24.
Cefas gave SAMS Enterprise Ltd 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-29, latest 2024-09-12.
Cefas gave Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-09-08, latest 2023-09-08.
Cefas gave Alemba Ltd 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-01-22, latest 2023-10-05.
Cefas gave Swansea University 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-27, latest 2024-03-27.
Cefas gave Leco Instruments 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-11-01, latest 2023-11-01.
Cefas gave Marine Scotland 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-04-11, latest 2023-04-11.
Cefas gave National Milk Records plc 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-04-23, latest 2023-01-01.
Cefas gave Rhodes University 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-24, latest 2023-07-24.
Cefas gave The Marine Biological Association of the UK 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-03-27, latest 2025-03-27.
Cefas gave Marshall Jakeman Marine Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-08, latest 2024-08-08.
Cefas gave The University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-12-17, latest 2024-12-17.
Cefas gave Smart Sea Systems AS 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-23, latest 2024-08-23.
Cefas gave University of Exeter 4 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-03-23, latest 2023-10-05.
Cefas gave Echoview Software Pty Ltd 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-03-23, latest 2023-03-31.
Cefas gave Rob Rennie Plant & Constuction (Custom Charter) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-10-04, latest 2023-10-04.
Cefas gave KOREC Group 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-04-01, latest 2023-04-01.
Cefas gave Biomark Inc (Cefas DA) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-07, latest 2023-02-07.
Cefas gave Wood Marine Ltd (Cefas DA) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-05, latest 2023-07-05.
Cefas gave -4H-JENA-ENGINEERING (Cefas DA) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-30, latest 2023-01-30.
Cefas gave ARC Marine Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-21, latest 2023-03-21.
Cefas gave Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-06-24, latest 2024-06-24.
Cefas gave Shimadzu UK Limted 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-01, latest 2023-05-03.
Cefas gave Campden BRI (Chipping Campden) Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-05-05, latest 2023-05-05.
Cefas gave Mainely Fish Research Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-01, latest 2024-04-01.
Cefas gave British Geological Survey 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-20, latest 2023-02-20.
Cefas gave Planet Ocean Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-04-05, latest 2023-04-05.
Cefas gave Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-19, latest 2023-02-19.
Cefas gave Leica Microsystems UK Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-06-26, latest 2024-06-26.
Cefas gave National Oceanography Centre Innovations Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-09-23, latest 2024-09-23.
Cefas gave APEM Ltd 7 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2017-01-27, latest 2025-01-21.
Cefas gave Content+Cloud Ltd 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-06-30, latest 2023-08-31.
Cefas gave Dionex UK Ltd/Thermo Fisher 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-03-05, latest 2021-03-05.
Cefas gave ECHOMASTER MARINE LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-22, latest 2022-02-22.
Cefas gave University of Exeter (UOE) Consulting Ltd 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-11-12, latest 2021-11-12.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | Alexander Mann Solutions ocds-b5fd17-c26e160e-3c9f-4176-a2d0-af5a41447fcf-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Unit 4 Business Software Ltd ocds-b5fd17-bf848849-46b0-4824-9c41-6f760f450bf1-2 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Unit 4 Business Software Ltd ocds-b5fd17-bf848849-46b0-4824-9c41-6f760f450bf1-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-05-28 | SeaScope Fisheries Research Limited ocds-b5fd17-8672b0cb-efaa-415d-a838-5858aff71656-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-03-27 | The Marine Biological Association of the UK ocds-b5fd17-835b15e2-1479-43dd-8f40-1a9408785ba9-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-02-19 | British Council Sri Lanka ocds-b5fd17-264f9464-0024-4a32-bed4-f463a42875a8-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
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Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.