CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE tenders

Contract awards and SME share

From 22 award notices published by CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE between 9 Jul 2026 and 30 Sept 2026.

Supplier awards

31

30 different suppliers

Won by SMEs

52%

15 of 29 supplier awards where size declared; 42% of single-supplier contracts

Typical award value

£152k

median of 5 valued single-supplier awards

Size not declared

2

awards excluded from the SME share

Recent awards and winners

• CEFAS26-110 Research on European Seabass spawn time and connectivity

  University of Essex (Large)

  Value not stated · Published 30 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• CEFAS26-74 Laboratory Container Facilities for Blue Belt Programme

  Neometrix Defence Limited (SME)

  £152k · Awarded 29 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• CEFAS26-117 provision of an Avigilon Network Video Recorder

  ASTRON FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (SME)

  Value not stated · Published 29 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• CEFAS26-106 Contract for Expert contribution for data-limited methods for category 4-6 stocks

  Sea Plus Plus Limited (SME)

  Value not stated · Published 25 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• CEFAS26-78 Contract for the provision of a marine environmental survey vessel.

  Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd (Large)

  Value not stated · Published 21 Sept 2026

SME means the supplier declared itself a small or medium-sized enterprise on the award notice (or, where that notice is silent, on its most recent notice). Suppliers are matched across notices by Companies House number, other registered identifiers or name, so a few may be grouped imperfectly.