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# Life Technologies Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Life Technologies Ltd is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 92 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Life Technologies Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `SC083107`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-93814` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 92
- **Primary Sector:** [Various medicinal products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/various-medicinal-products-33690000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 2 lots bid across 1 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 2 panel appointments across 2 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 1 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 12% below published budget estimate (median of 2 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £488m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £52k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland), [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** 17 procedures
2. **[Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rgt):** 5 procedures
3. **[University Of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023):** 4 procedures
4. **[Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-women-s-and-children-s-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rq3):** 4 procedures
5. **[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328):** £472m · [Pillar 1 and Pillar2 Consumables](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pillar-1-and-pillar-2-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0338ad)
2. **[Scottish Police Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN):** £8.4m · [Supply of DNA Kits for DNA profiling in a forensic science context](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-dna-kits-for-dna-profiling-in-a-forensic-science-context-ocds-h6vhtk-02e44d)
3. **[Queens University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queens-university-belfast-GB-FTS-149012):** £1.0m · [Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of high content Imaging  equipment, capable of temperature and humidity control using a minimum of  96-384 well throughput including consumables and any](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2606-24-supply-of-high-content-imaging-equipment-capable-of-temperature-and-humidity-c-ocds-h6vhtk-04c76a)
4. **[NHS Grampian](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-grampian-GB-FTS-4312):** £913k · [Reagents, Consumables & Servicing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/reagents-consumables-servicing-ocds-h6vhtk-065ec6)
5. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £632k · [UKRI-2399 High Specification Flow Cytometer/Cell Sorter (min 6 lasers)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2399-high-specification-flow-cytometer-cell-sorter-min-6-lasers-ocds-h6vhtk-0384eb)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 20

## 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 Life Technologies Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107#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/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt