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# Insight Direct · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Insight Direct is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 332 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Insight Direct
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02579852`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-186158` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 332
- **Primary Sector:** [Computer equipment and supplies](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/computer-equipment-and-supplies-30200000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 1 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 17 lots bid across 7 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 12 panel appointments across 16 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 7 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 44% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £145m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £138k
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 1 on 1 procedures; the lists total £80m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

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

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/genomics-england-limited-coh-08493132):** 21 procedures
2. **[Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012):** 16 procedures (17 awards)
3. **[South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority-GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN):** 13 procedures
4. **[The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-humberside-GB-PPON-PWLD-8931-TXBR):** 11 procedures
5. **[Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-and-crime-commissioner-for-durham-GB-PPON-PMZV-7732-XXTT):** 8 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Star Academies](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/star-academies-coh-07353849):** £45m · [Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/star-academies-ict-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03652d)
2. **[Post Office Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/post-office-limited-gov-pc1386):** £12m · [Parcel Customer Drop-Boxes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/parcel-customer-drop-boxes-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5a3)
3. **[NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-energy-system-operator-limited-gov-pc1425):** £12m · [Microsoft Enterprise and On-Premise Infrastructure Licensing Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-enterprise-and-on-premise-infrastructure-licensing-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06af93)
4. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £7.2m · [UKRI 5505 - STFC Firewall Refresh 2025](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5505-stfc-firewall-refresh-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-060d2f)
5. **[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315):** £5.5m · [MOBILE HANDSET REFRESH (IPHONE V2)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mobile-handset-refresh-iphone-v2-ocds-h6vhtk-030800)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 55

## 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 Insight Direct public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852#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/insight-direct-coh-02579852
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt