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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-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 32 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 32
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.0m (median award: £189k) across 16 of 16 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 18 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 28% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 17 (94%), Framework: 1 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 15 (83%), Selective: 2 (11%), Direct award: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 12 notices, last 24 months (67% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 6 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 3 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Agricultural machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-machinery-16000000) (CPV 16):** 3 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-farming-fishing-forestry-and-related-products-03000000) (CPV 03):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% 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. **[Illumina Cambridge Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/illumina-cambridge-ltd-coh-03625145):** £2.7m · [ID 6310512 - DAERA - AFBI - PROCUREMENT OF NEW BENCHTOP GENOME SEQUENCER AND ALL CONSUMABLES AND SERVICING FOR TEN YEARS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-new-benchtop-genome-sequencer-and-all-consumables-and-servicing-for-ten-yea-ocds-h6vhtk-068960) · Awarded: 9 Jul 2026
2. **[TechWorks Marine Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/techworks-marine-limited-GB-PPON-PJXP-6183-QZHV):** £1.0m · [Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6221637-afbi-supply-delivery-software-support-and-warranty-of-integrated-freshwater-dat-ocds-h6vhtk-05f722) · Awarded: 26 Jan 2026
3. **[Li-Cor Biosciences Uk Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/li-cor-biosciences-uk-ltd-coh-04154721):** £519k · [AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afbi-safsd-supply-and-delivery-of-flux-towers-and-n2o-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06061b) · Awarded: 17 Feb 2026
4. **[AB Sciex UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ab-sciex-uk-limited-coh-07007374):** £475k · [ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6121155-afbi-csb-supply-delivery-and-support-of-a-liquid-chromatographic-mass-spectrome-ocds-h6vhtk-05f828) · Awarded: 5 Feb 2026
5. **[LAB & PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lab-process-instrumentation-ltd-coh-ni043472):** £404k · [ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENT](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6219059-afbi-river-monitoring-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05f241) · Awarded: 21 Jan 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ#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-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt