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# Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-FTS-128712). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute is a UK Contracting Authority based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 18 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-128712` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 18
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £418k (median award: £140k) across 3 of 3 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-FTS-128712

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 3 (75%), Framework: 1 (25%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 4 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 3 notices, last 24 months (75% of this period)
2. **[Agricultural machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-machinery-16000000) (CPV 16):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
3. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Waters Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waters-ltd-coh-02912366):** 2 procedures
2. **[Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/staffline-recruitment-ni-ltd-coh-01873249):** 1 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Apple Recruitment Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/apple-recruitment-services-GB-FTS-166525):** 1 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cpl-resources-public-limited-company-GB-FTS-75057):** 1 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[The UK Recruitment Co Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-uk-recruitment-co-ltd-coh-12449239):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/agilent-technologies-lda-uk-ltd-coh-08815891):** £162k · [Lot 2 - Gas Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5555908-deara-afbi-csb-purchase-of-an-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometer-icp--ocds-h6vhtk-04c792)
2. **[AGRICARBON UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/agricarbon-uk-limited-coh-sc592928):** £140k · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/daera-afbi-deep-carbon-stock-assessment-soil-nutrient-health-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04d718)
3. **[Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/agilent-technologies-lda-uk-ltd-coh-08815891):** £116k · [Lot 1 - Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5555908-deara-afbi-csb-purchase-of-an-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometer-icp--ocds-h6vhtk-04c792)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-FTS-128712#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-FTS-128712
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt