Buyer profile · Public undertaking

The Pirbright Institute tenders and contracts

South EastWokingWebsite

Official name on notices: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE

Tenders published
20
About one every 18 days
Contracts awarded
28
To 26 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.69m
22 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£51k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
6 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. ISO11 Fumigation Lobby Replacement Project - Civil Works and CDM Principal Designer/Principal Contractor Role

    South EastConstruction, Management consultancy

    Closing soon24 hours leftSmall contract

    £154kestimated
  2. Site Energy Project Development Services

    South EastArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    Closing soon2 days leftSmall contract

    £51kestimated
  3. Tx8 & Tx9 Transformer and Switchgear New Building - Retender

    South EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £110kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit8%
    In 3 of 40 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Safety Gas Detection LtdSME£82k
    2 contracts
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)53%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)40%
Based on 40 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The Pirbright Institute has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
36 days
Longer than 85% of other public bodies
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
53%
Lower than 63% of other public bodies
Based on 40 procurements
Won by small firms
57%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 28 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 73% of other public bodies
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Direct awards
40%
Higher than 68% of other public bodies
Based on 40 procurements
Cancelled
20%
Higher than 95% of other public bodies
Based on 20 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days4
20–25 days12
25–30 days48
30–35 days51
35–40 days16
40–45 days8
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Pirbright Institute.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Plowright Formaldehyde (HCOH) Detection System ReplacementSafety Gas Detection Ltd£43k30 Sept 2026
Installation of Temporary Centralised Battery System (CBS) for emergency lighting in Brooksby Building following fireABB Limited£74k12 Oct 2026
Brooksby Incinerator PLC Systems and Scada ModificationsLuhrfilter Limited£249k16 Oct 2026
BARCO 3-year service contract.Barco NV£26k31 Oct 2026
Benchtop centrifuge replacementBeckman Coulter Limited£87k30 Nov 2026
QIAcuity One, 5plex Platform DeviceQiagen Limited£50k30 Nov 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards