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# CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED is a Other public body based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 215 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-05002194` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 215
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £19m (median award: £71k) across 37 of 37 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 65 (63%), Framework: 38 (37%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 49 (48%), Direct award: 36 (35%), Limited / restricted: 9 (9%), Selective: 6 (6%), Route not published: 3 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 11 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 8 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Fisher Scientific UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fisher-scientific-uk-coh-02883961):** 7 procedures (20 awards)
2. **[Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-electron-manufacturing-ltd-t-a-thermo-fisher-scientif-coh-00441506):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[North England Laboratory Supplies](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-england-laboratory-supplies-coh-04105738):** 5 procedures (24 awards)
4. **[Umio](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/umio-coh-06778853):** 4 procedures
5. **[Waters Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waters-ltd-coh-02912366):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Marsh Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marsh-ltd-coh-01507274):** £12m · [Insurance & Benefits Brokerage​](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insurance-benefits-brokerage-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfc4) · Awarded: 5 Feb 2026
2. **[AIR PRODUCTS PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/air-products-plc-coh-00103881):** £2.0m · [Framework for the Supply of Bulk Gases and Associated Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-the-supply-of-bulk-gases-and-associated-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06f56b)
3. **[Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-electron-manufacturing-ltd-t-a-thermo-fisher-scientif-coh-00441506):** £1.5m · [LC-MS Thermo Neo Vanquish and Orbitrap Atral Zoom (3668 Calloff)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lc-ms-thermo-neo-vanquish-and-orbitrap-atral-zoom-3668-calloff-ocds-h6vhtk-066b81) · Awarded: 10 Mar 2026
4. **[cloudThing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cloudthing-limited-coh-07510381):** £740k · [D365 Managed Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/d365-managed-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-069ad1) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2026
5. **[Asgard Controlled Environments](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/asgard-controlled-environments-coh-06844275):** £650k · [IDDC Optics Lab Refurbishment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iddc-optics-lab-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-0543d4)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 27
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt