Buyer profile · Public undertaking

The Pirbright Institute tenders and contracts

South EastWokingWebsite

Official name on notices: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE

Tenders published
21
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
27
To 23 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.65m
20 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£54k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Payroll Services

    South EastAccountancy and audit

    Closing soon4 days leftSmall contract

    £85kestimated
  2. Key Management System

    South EastFurniture, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left

    £234kestimated
  3. Solar PV installation

    South EastEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open55 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.05mestimated

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 visit7%
    In 3 of 42 notices

Who it buys from

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

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

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)54%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)39%
Based on 41 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 86% of other public bodies
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
54%
Lower than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 41 procurements
Won by small firms
56%
Lower than 52% of other public bodies
Based on 27 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 52% of other public bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Direct awards
39%
Higher than 66% of other public bodies
Based on 41 procurements
Cancelled
19%
Higher than 94% of other public bodies
Based on 21 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

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
Benchtop centrifuge replacementBeckman Coulter Limited£87k30 Nov 2026
QIAcuity One, 5plex Platform DeviceQiagen Limited£50k30 Nov 2026
Ultra, High-speed, & Bench Top centrifugesBeckman Coulter Limited£195k30 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards