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Bio-Techne

Abingdon
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Bio-Techne is a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-quality reagents, analytical instruments and precision diagnostics. The UK subsidiary provides a wide range of products and custom services including antibodies, proteins, ELISA kits and specialized services for life sciences research and development.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£304.3m
Live
13
Buyers
14
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts13 / 33
  • Top buyers14
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Bio-TechneUpdated 10 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Bio-Techne has won £304.3m across 14 public-sector buyers, with 13 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Public Health England at 98% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
13 of 33Live contracts
98%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 7
Antibodies
Proteins
ELISA Kits
Custom Protein Services
Assay Services
Genome Engineering Services
GMP Antibody Services
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • National Microbiology Framework - Lot 3 Manufacturing, Product Development and CommercialisationPublic Health England · £277.8m
  • 2243 - Supply of Novel Semi-Automated Immunoassay PlatformsCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £250k
  • 116626 - Capillary Electrophoresis SystemCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £134k

Extracted automatically from web_search on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

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Contracts · 13 live · 20 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision for RNAscope Reagents for UKHSA Porton Down
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3300000008 May 2024£220k12 moClosed
Provision of a Single Cell Sorter
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3843451028 Feb 2024£140k10.1 yrsLive
GB-London: UKRI-3544 Single Cell Dispenser
UK Research & Innovation3800000015 Dec 2023£68k4 moClosed
RNAscope reagents 2023-2024
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3369650023 Jun 2023£80k9 moClosed
Provision of in-situ hybridisation kits for viral detection
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3314000012 Dec 2022£90k4 moClosed
116626 - Capillary Electrophoresis System
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED3800000003 Oct 2022£134k12 moClosed
2243 - Supply of Novel Semi-Automated Immunoassay Platforms
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED3800000029 Nov 2021£250k4 yrsClosed
To supply and fit 1 off Jess System/ 004-650
CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED0311712001 Dec 2021£51k1 moClosed
Ongoing Supply of Servicing and Consumables for Analytical Equipment
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED5040000016 Aug 2021£125k—Closed
IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices) Framework (1)
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium3300000001 Jul 2021£1.8m2.5 yrsClosed
Total live value £140k · mean award £9.2m1–10 of 33

Top buyers · 14 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Public Health England
7 contracts
98%
since 2019
2
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
3 contracts
1%
since 2017
3
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
4 contracts
0%
since 2022
4
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
6 contracts
0%
since 2021
5
UK Research & Innovation
2 contracts
0%
since 2020
6
Nottingham Trent University
1 contract
0%
since 2016
7
CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED
1 contract
0%
since 2021
8
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
0%
since 2015
9
UK Research & Innovation - Medical Research Council
1 contract
0%
since 2020
10
Newcastle University
1 contract
0%
since 2016

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London9 contracts
98%
South East3 contracts
1%
North East7 contracts
0%
South West2 contracts
0%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Scotland5 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bio-Techne highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AH
Alcura Healthcare Ltd.
No£18.7m1
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m10
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
HO
Hologic LTD
Yes£9.2m4
BI
Bio-Techne
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 26 Sept 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02490104
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Apr 1990
Reg. office
19 Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NB
SIC codes
46900
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • SCHUESSLER, Peter, Dr — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2024
  • BOHNEN, Shane — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2023
  • GATHERUM, Sarah Jane — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2022
  • WATSON, Gina Sarah — secretary
    Appointed 22 Dec 2016
  • Bio-Techne Corporation — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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BIO-TECHNE LTD
02490104 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.