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# Houghton & Son Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/houghton-son-ltd-coh-02786415). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Houghton & Son Ltd is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 24 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Houghton & Son Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Companies House number:** `02786415`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-82457` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 24
- **Primary Sector:** [Domestic furniture](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/domestic-furniture-39140000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/houghton-son-ltd-coh-02786415

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 2 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 4 lots bid across 3 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 0 panel appointments across 2 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 3 distinct contracting authorities (1 contested without win)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £2.8m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £775k
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 1 on 1 procedures; the lists total £4.6m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

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

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[CHP](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chp-GB-FTS-9317):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Southend City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943):** 2 procedures
3. **[Lancaster City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancaster-city-council-ons-e07000121):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[Watford Community Housing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-community-housing-GB-FTS-121395):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-alliance-coh-07542211):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Southend City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943):** £1.2m · [M2425-02 New Ventilation System - Tower Blocks](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/m2425-02-new-ventilation-system-tower-blocks-ocds-h6vhtk-047e0a)
2. **[CHP](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chp-GB-FTS-9317):** £800k · [Garden Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voids-cleaning-clearance-and-garden-works-ocds-h6vhtk-0419b2)
3. **[Babergh District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/babergh-district-council-ons-e07000200):** £750k · [Solar PV Servicing, Repairs and Maintenance Contract for Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-pv-servicing-repairs-and-maintenance-contract-for-babergh-district-council-and-mid-s-ocds-h6vhtk-046edf)
4. **[Chelmsford City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070):** £35k · [Refurbishment of 5 Avon Road, Chelmsford](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refurbishment-of-5-avon-road-chelmsford-ocds-h6vhtk-059cd2)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 10

## 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 Houghton & Son Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/houghton-son-ltd-coh-02786415#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/houghton-son-ltd-coh-02786415
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt