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# Instron · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/instron-GB-PPON-PGGX-2826-LVCT). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Instron is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 7 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Instron
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** not matched to Companies House
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-PPON:PGGX-2826-LVCT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Total Published Awards:** 7
- **Primary Sector:** [Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machines-and-apparatus-for-testing-and-measuring-38540000)


- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/instron-GB-PPON-PGGX-2826-LVCT

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 10% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £1.1m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £116k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands), [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387):** 1 procedures
2. **[Nottingham Trent University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-trent-university-urn-133855):** 1 procedures
3. **[Sheffield Hallam University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university-urn-133871):** 1 procedures
4. **[Robert Gordon University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/robert-gordon-university-GB-FTS-187705):** 1 procedures
5. **[UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387):** £318k · [Mechanical Cryostat for Characterisation of Advanced Materials Down to 4K](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mechanical-cryostat-for-characterisation-of-advanced-materials-down-to-4k-ocds-h6vhtk-037d8e)
2. **[Nottingham Trent University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-trent-university-urn-133855):** £270k · [Purchase of an Multiaxial Axial-Torsional Fatigue Testing System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3015-multiaxial-axial-torsional-fatigue-testing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-064c8f) · Awarded: 18 May 2026
3. **[Sheffield Hallam University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university-urn-133871):** £238k · [Electrodynamic Fatigue Torsion Testing Machine](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electrodynamic-fatigue-torsion-testing-machine-ocds-h6vhtk-031bf5)
4. **[Robert Gordon University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/robert-gordon-university-GB-FTS-187705):** £116k · [Drop Tower System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drop-tower-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0410ee)
5. **[UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137):** £76k · [INSTRON 34FM-100 Universal Test System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/instron-34fm-100-universal-test-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05a251)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## 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 Instron public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/instron-GB-PPON-PGGX-2826-LVCT#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/instron-GB-PPON-PGGX-2826-LVCT
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt