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# UK Biobank Ltd · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-biobank-ltd-coh-04978912). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** UK Biobank Ltd is a Other public body based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** UK Biobank Ltd
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXGY-4832-TWCN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £32m (median award: £775k) across 18 of 18 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UK BIOBANK LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-biobank-ltd-coh-04978912

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 19 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 9 (47%), Direct award: 3 (16%), Route not published: 3 (16%), Open: 2 (11%), Selective: 2 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 9 notices, last 24 months (47% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 5 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
3. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 3 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures
2. **[IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00741598):** 2 procedures
3. **[Air Products PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/air-products-plc-GB-FTS-65843):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[DNAnexus Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dnanexus-inc-GB-FTS-170500):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DNAnexus Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dnanexus-inc-GB-FTS-170500):** £6.2m · [Extension of agreement for the management of an informatics platform which allows access to UK Biobank data](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-agreement-for-the-management-of-an-informatics-platform-which-allows-access-t-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff59)
2. **[IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00741598):** £5.9m · [Laboratory IT Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-it-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04da9d)
3. **[DNAnexus Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dnanexus-inc-GB-FTS-170500):** £4.8m · [Extension of agreement for the management of an informatics platform which allows access to UK Biobank data](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-agreement-for-the-management-of-an-informatics-platform-which-allows-access-t-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff59)
4. **[Hamilton Sales & Service UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hamilton-sales-service-uk-ltd-coh-02188200):** £3.2m · [Automated Liquid Handlers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-automated-liquid-handlers-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05e55f) · Awarded: 6 Mar 2026
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £3.0m · [AWS Cloud Reseller Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aws-cloud-reseller-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0682d9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 UK Biobank Ltd intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-biobank-ltd-coh-04978912#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-biobank-ltd-coh-04978912
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt