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# Creative Support Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creative-support-ltd-coh-ip27440r). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Creative Support Ltd is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 109 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Creative Support Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `IP27440R`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-182923` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 109
- **Primary Sector:** [Social work and related services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creative-support-ltd-coh-ip27440r

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 67% (2 lots won, 1 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 22 lots bid across 11 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 16 panel appointments across 19 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 10 distinct contracting authorities (1 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 24% below published budget estimate (median of 3 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £134m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £921k
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 8 on 6 procedures; the lists total £772m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east), [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Cumbria County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumbria-county-council-GB-FTS-12):** 13 procedures (15 awards)
2. **[Darlington Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005):** 4 procedures (11 awards)
3. **[Stockton on Tees Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stockton-on-tees-borough-council-ons-e06000004):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tameside-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000008):** 3 procedures
5. **[Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047):** 3 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Wakefield Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wakefield-council-ons-e08000036):** £31m · [Supported Living Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-living-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03fba3)
2. **[Tower Hamlets](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030):** £20m · [HAC5815: Extra Care Supported Housing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hac5815-extra-care-supported-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-03ef9e)
3. **[Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012):** £13m · [Core & Cluster](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transforming-care-supported-living-projects-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb67) · Awarded: 12 Jun 2026
4. **[Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012):** £12m · [Thistley Green Complex Supported Living](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/thistley-green-complex-supported-living-ocds-h6vhtk-0565ab) · Awarded: 8 Jan 2026
5. **[Hull City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hull-city-council-ons-e06000010):** £9.0m · [Lot 1 - Cecil Gardens](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-extra-care-wellbeing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0330ad)

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

## 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 Creative Support Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creative-support-ltd-coh-ip27440r#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creative-support-ltd-coh-ip27440r
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt