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Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

UK public-sector supplier
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Awarded
£918k
Live
3
Buyers
6
12m
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  • Contracts3 / 8
  • Top buyers6
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  • Peers5
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Quick answer — Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)Updated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has won £918k across 6 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: top buyer DEFRA at 40% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
3 of 8Live contracts
40%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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

Capabilities

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Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 3 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CEFAS22: Provision of work for the Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group
DEFRA7311000031 May 2022£32k10 moClosed
SBRI Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Project, Phase 1
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy7300000022 Jul 2021£141k6 moClosed
Supply of Variety Trials For AHDB's Recommended List Project 2021 To 2026
DEFRA7700000021 Jun 2021£257k5.3 yrsLive
FS616027 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY NRL for Marine Biotoxins
Food Standards Agency7311100001 Apr 2021£261k4 yrsClosed
MoA for the Provision of SCF02017 (SEASOLUTIONS)
DEFRA7311000012 Jun 2020£80k2.7 yrsClosed
FS616027 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Marine Biotoxins
Food Standards7300000001 Apr 2017£146k2 yrsClosed
CEFAS26-32 Liverpool Bay Smartbuoy Deployments
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE————Live
The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RLs) provide levy payers and the wider industry with independent information on the characteristics and market options for new cereal and oilseed varie
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD03000000———Live
Total live value £257k · mean award £115k

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 85%

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

✓ From notices
1
DEFRA
3 contracts
40%
since 2020
2
Food Standards Agency
1 contract
28%
since 2021
3
Food Standards
1 contract
16%
since 2017
4
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 contract
15%
since 2021
5
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
1 contract
0%
6
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London4 contracts
66%
Yorkshire1 contract
34%
Eastern1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£8.7m8
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£4.1m4
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.3m3
AA
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
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Red flags · 0 active

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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No Companies House record linked

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Financial

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No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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