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# Cairn Housing Association · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-coh-sp002335). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cairn Housing Association is a Housing based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 11 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cairn Housing Association
- **Classification:** Housing
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-34053` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 11
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £43k (median award: £43k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (CAIRN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-coh-sp002335

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 4 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 4 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Azets](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/azets-coh-05661107):** 1 procedures
2. **[BELL GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bell-group-ltd-coh-sc114142):** 1 procedures
3. **[Alphabet (GB) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alphabet-gb-limited-coh-03282075):** 1 procedures
4. **[Orbis Protect Ltd (formerly SitexOrbis ltd)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/orbis-protect-ltd-formerly-sitexorbis-ltd-GB-FTS-24300):** 1 procedures
5. **[HomeMaster](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/homemaster-GB-FTS-38124):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Azets](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/azets-coh-05661107):** £43k · [Cairn Housing Association: External Audit Services 2025-26](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cairn-housing-association-external-audit-services-2025-26-ocds-h6vhtk-05841d)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Cairn Housing Association intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-coh-sp002335#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cairn-housing-association-coh-sp002335
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt