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# Lancaster University · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Lancaster University is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 22 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Lancaster University
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `RC000657`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-137328` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 22
- **Primary Sector:** [Research services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-services-73110000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 3 lots bid across 1 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 0 panel appointments across 3 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 1 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 1% below published budget estimate (median of 4 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £1.5m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £66k
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 1 on 1 procedures; the lists total £3.1m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

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

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Health Education England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/health-education-england-GB-FTS-1319):** 5 procedures
2. **[NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435):** 2 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-financial-reporting-council-limited-gov-ot1260):** 2 procedures
4. **[Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017):** 1 procedures
5. **[Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017):** £632k · [A Lancashire Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service in Schools and Colleges](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-lancashire-emotional-health-wellbeing-service-in-schools-and-colleges-ocds-h6vhtk-03201c)
2. **[Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321):** £543k · [Operation & Management of Toxic Organic Micro Pollutants (TOMPs) Network (21-26)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operation-management-of-toxic-organic-micro-pollutants-tomps-network-21-26-ocds-h6vhtk-02f537)
3. **[NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435):** £153k · [Ru volatilisation PDRA](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ru-volatilisation-pdra-ocds-h6vhtk-06749e)
4. **[THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-financial-reporting-council-limited-gov-ot1260):** £68k · [Research Services (Benchmarking the Value of XBRL and structured data in an AI-Driven Reporting Environment)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-services-benchmarking-the-value-of-xbrl-and-structured-data-in-an-ai-driven-repor-ocds-h6vhtk-06c503)
5. **[THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-financial-reporting-council-limited-gov-ot1260):** £64k · [Research Services into the use of artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies in corporate reporting](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-services-into-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-and-other-disruptive-technologie-ocds-h6vhtk-0527c3)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 4

## 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 Lancaster University public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657#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/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt