Public sector supplier

Fera Science Limited public sector contracts

Fera Science Limited appears as a named supplier on 32 UK public sector contracts awarded since 2022.

9 of those were awarded in the last twelve months.

Its most frequent public sector customer is Food Standards Agency, with 11 contracts, and it has supplied 12 buying organisations in total.

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9
Contracts, last 12 months
32
Contracts since 2021
12
Public sector buyers
£81k
Median contract won outright
4
Expiring in 18 months

These figures count published award notices from January 2021 onward, the point at which this database begins, and are comprehensive only from 2023. Contracts awarded before then, and any work not published as a public award notice, do not appear. This is a record of published contracts, not of turnover. Most recent award recorded 10 Sept 2026.

Coming up for renewal

4 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Each of these is a contract Fera Science Limited currently holds with an end date already published. If you compete with them, this is where the openings are. If you are the buyer, it is your renewal diary.

ContractBuyerValueExpires
Research DNA metabarcodingForestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)£1.0m(shared, 6 suppliers)15 Jan 2027
Bioinformatics contractor to assess applications for approval of GMOsFood Standards Agency£300k31 Mar 2027
Modelling Services Framework - Lot 2 (Plant Health) - FeraDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsNot stated31 Mar 2027
2024-741 Monitoring of Contaminants in UK cerealsAHDB£522k31 Jul 2027

Overview

Most of that work falls under research and development.

27 of these were awarded to it as the only named supplier; the remaining 5 are contracts shared with other suppliers, typically a place on a framework rather than work awarded outright.

Among the contracts it won outright where a value was published, the median is £81k.

4 of its contracts are due to end within the next eighteen months.

Contracts won per quarter

Q3 241Q4 243Q1 255Q2 252Q3 253Q4 253Q1 262Q3 264

Recent activity

Latest contracts won

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATIONJNCC SUPPORT CO£2.0m(shared, 15 suppliers)10 Sept 2026
JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATIONJNCC SUPPORT CO£2.0m(shared, 14 suppliers)10 Sept 2026
JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATIONJNCC SUPPORT CO£2.0m(shared, 15 suppliers)10 Sept 2026
JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATIONJNCC SUPPORT CO£2.0m(shared, 15 suppliers)10 Sept 2026
RDE993 - Expansion of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) honey database for authenDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£75k30 Jan 2026
RDE997 - MMO1475 - Collection of social impact data relating to the Berried LobsDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£71k30 Jan 2026
RDE948 - Investigating innovative ways to deliver Defra policy customer requireDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£81k13 Nov 2025
DTK EvaluationHome Office£85k13 Nov 2025
RDE888 - Provision of statutory shellfish monitoring services for Scotland, EnglCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science£50k31 Oct 2025
RDE877 - Pesticide Load Indicator - Phase 7 - Method OptimisationDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£30k2 Sept 2025
Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and ReportingFood Standards Agency£450k5 Aug 2025
2024-741 Monitoring of Contaminants in UK cerealsAHDB£522k24 Jul 2025
RDE727 Horizon Scanning to Explore Risks to Food Authenticity and Food Chain ReDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£49k16 May 2025
RDE780 - Exploring opportunities for eDNA and molecular datasets to underpin UKDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£75k2 May 2025
Specialist Science and Contingency Services (SSCS)Defra£345.7m31 Mar 2025
Determination of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) bioavailability after food consumptionFood Standards Agency£250k25 Feb 2025
National Reference Laboratory for Food and FeedFood Standards Agency£383k9 Jan 2025
National Reference Laboratory for Food and FeedFood Standards Agency£383k9 Jan 2025
RDE759 Developing significance ratings for asset-service matrix's (ASMs)Environment Agency£25k9 Jan 2025
RDE723 Pesticide Load Indicator - Phase 6Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£50k26 Nov 2024

Where a contract names more than one supplier it is usually a framework. The published value is the ceiling for the whole framework, shared by everyone on it, not the amount awarded to Fera Science Limited.

Who they supply

Most frequent buyers

  1. 01Food Standards Agency11 contracts
  2. 02Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs8 contracts
  3. 03JNCC SUPPORT CO4 contracts
  4. 04Natural England1 contract
  5. 05Home Office1 contract
  6. 06Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)1 contract
  7. 07Environment Agency1 contract
  8. 08DEFra1 contract
  9. 09Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science1 contract
  10. 10Cefas1 contract

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Common questions

Fera Science Limited, in short

Which public sector organisations does Fera Science Limited supply?

Across 32 contracts recorded since 2021, Fera Science Limited has supplied 12 UK public sector buyers. The most frequent are Food Standards Agency (11 contracts), Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (8 contracts), JNCC SUPPORT CO (4 contracts).

What does Fera Science Limited supply to the public sector?

Its contracts fall mainly under research and development, environmental and waste services, grounds and horticultural services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

How many public sector contracts has Fera Science Limited won?

32 since 2021, of which 27 were awarded to it as the only named supplier and 5 are shared with other suppliers, usually a place on a framework. This counts award notices published to Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, so it is a record of published awards rather than of total revenue.

When do Fera Science Limited contracts come up for renewal?

4 contracts held by Fera Science Limited have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 15 Jan 2027. End dates are published in the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

Where does this information about Fera Science Limited come from?

From contract award notices published by the buyers themselves to Find a Tender and Contracts Finder under the Open Government Licence. Coverage starts in 2021 and is comprehensive from 2023, so contracts awarded before then, and any award not published to those portals, will not appear.

Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. This page describes contracts published by public bodies and is not affiliated with Fera Science Limited.