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# MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED is a Other public body based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 75 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-09928547` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 75
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.0m (median award: £70k) across 19 of 19 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 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: 29 (97%), Framework: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 15 (50%), Limited / restricted: 8 (27%), Open: 5 (17%), Selective: 1 (3%), Route not published: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317):** 3 procedures
2. **[Studylog](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/studylog-GB-FTS-167507):** 2 procedures
3. **[REINVIGORATION LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reinvigoration-ltd-coh-06773960):** 2 procedures
4. **[SCI PARTNERS LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sci-partners-llp-coh-oc376888):** 2 procedures
5. **[GlobalData UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/globaldata-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-151603):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317):** £350k · [Molecubes Preclinical SPECT Imager](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/molecubes-preclinical-spect-imager-ocds-h6vhtk-059ecc) · Awarded: 17 Sept 2025
2. **[10X Genomics Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/10x-genomics-inc-GB-FTS-184886):** £344k · [Xenium Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics/Proteomics Instrument for Medicines Discovery Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/xenium-single-cell-spatial-transcriptomics-proteomics-instrument-for-medicines-discovery-c-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0dd) · Awarded: 8 Dec 2025
3. **[Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/collaborative-drug-discovery-inc-GB-FTS-175731):** £165k · [Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electronic-laboratory-notebook-eln-and-laboratory-information-management-system-lims-ocds-h6vhtk-065f34)
4. **[SCI PARTNERS LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sci-partners-llp-coh-oc376888):** £160k · [Recruitment of Transition Lead Role for Medicines Discovery Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-of-transition-lead-role-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05fa49)
5. **[Azenta UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/azenta-uk-ltd-coh-04109439):** £124k · [Sample Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sample-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0558e7)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt