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name: "Cairn Research Ltd"
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# Cairn Research Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cairn-research-ltd-coh-01881330) — Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Cairn Research Ltd is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 9 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Cairn Research Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Company Registration (CRN):** `GB-FTS-187001` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 9
- **Primary Sector:** [Microscopes](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/microscopes-38510000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cairn-research-ltd-coh-01881330

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 3 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Total Published Contract Spend:** £716k
- **Median Contract Value:** £201k

## Delivery Geography
- **Active Delivery Regions:** Nationwide (UK), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-GB-PPON-PHRN-2367-LPCV):** 1 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** 1 procedures
3. **[UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-salford-the-urn-133845):** 1 procedures
4. **[University of Warwick](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-warwick-urn-133809):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-salford-the-urn-133845):** £450k · [Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laser-scanning-confocal-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-042e47)
2. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £201k · [MRC LMB TIRF Microscope](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mrc-lmb-tirf-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-040aa5)
3. **[University of Warwick](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-warwick-urn-133809):** £65k · [Supply of an optical maskless micro-structuring device for work with live cells](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-an-optical-maskless-micro-structuring-device-for-work-with-live-cells-ocds-h6vhtk-03a344)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 0

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Cairn Research Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cairn-research-ltd-coh-01881330#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cairn-research-ltd-coh-01881330
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt