Cefas: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 4 uncontested awards; 27% of its awards; 3 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0KAFCFH0NA · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Cefas: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/cefas/
Cefas won 4 of its 15 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2014-09-01 to 2025-02-21: 3 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest EA with 1.
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.
EA gave Cefas 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-09-12, latest 2023-09-27.
Defra Network eTendering Portal gave Cefas 8 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2014-09-01, latest 2022-12-20.
The Crown Estate gave Cefas 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-21, latest 2025-02-21.
The Food Standards Agency gave Cefas 2 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-04-01, latest 2021-06-16.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | The Crown Estate ocds-b5fd17-0816887b-ef04-4383-9145-3eb5d54dda97-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2023-09-27 | EA ocds-b5fd17-11ec0bbd-cf1d-45ee-892d-3aa908fb3468-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2021-06-16 | The Food Standards Agency 013692-2021-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2021-04-01 | Defra Network eTendering Portal ocds-b5fd17-f76d81d5-5f2b-45fb-9136-bee8ff25c0b5-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Cefas in the register
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.