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# UK Research and Innovation · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** UK Research and Innovation is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 3,697 published procedures, with 9 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** UK Research and Innovation
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-OC360004` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 9
- **Total Published Procedures:** 3,697
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £287m (median award: £26k) across 2,385 of 2,385 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (UK Research and Innovation)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 117 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 27% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 65 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2,869 (99%), Framework: 42 (1%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 1,586 (54%), Limited / restricted: 1,007 (35%), Open: 181 (6%), Route not published: 120 (4%), Selective: 18 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 64 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 42 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 41 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 35 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 35 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** 24 procedures
2. **[PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photonic-solutions-limited-coh-sc194276):** 23 procedures (24 awards)
3. **[Life Technologies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107):** 17 procedures
4. **[Johnston Property Maintenance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/johnston-property-maintenance-ltd-coh-sc313362):** 16 procedures
5. **[DH Building Services Oxford Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dh-building-services-oxford-ltd-coh-07372264):** 15 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CPC Project Services (UK) LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cpc-project-services-uk-llp-GB-COH-CPC-Project-Services-(UK)-LLP):** £16m · [UKRI-4680 Programme Management Partner for UKRI-Science and Technology Facilities Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4680-programme-management-partner-for-stfc-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad1e) · Awarded: 19 Jun 2026
2. **[Air Liquide Advanced Technologies](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/air-liquide-advanced-technologies-GB-FTS-162243):** £15m · [UKRI-5543 Cryoplant for the National Cryogenic Facility](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5543-cryoplant-for-the-national-cryogenic-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-0604aa) · Awarded: 17 Aug 2026
3. **[UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-plymouth-GB-NHS-RK9):** £9.0m · [Medical Provision for the British Antarctic Survey](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-provision-for-the-british-antarctic-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-0581c9) · Awarded: 5 May 2026
4. **[Insight Direct](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852):** £7.2m · [UKRI 5505 - STFC Firewall Refresh 2025](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5505-stfc-firewall-refresh-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-060d2f)
5. **[Zurich Instruments AG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zurich-instruments-ag-GB-FTS-173399):** £6.5m · [UKRI-5440 - Control Systems for Superconducting Quantum Computing Research](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5440-control-systems-for-superconducting-quantum-computing-research-ocds-h6vhtk-061609) · Awarded: 20 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 521
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 820
- **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 Research and Innovation intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221#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-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt