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# Max Fordham · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/max-fordham-coh-oc300026). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Max Fordham is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 36 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Max Fordham
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Companies House number:** `OC300026`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-168596` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 36
- **Primary Sector:** [Consultative engineering and construction services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/consultative-engineering-and-construction-services-71310000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/max-fordham-coh-oc300026

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

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 34% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £2.6m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £165k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england), [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[The Guinness Partnership](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-guinness-partnership-rsh-4729):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Tai Hedyn Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tai-hedyn-limited-GB-PPON-PCRZ-8927-RMXQ):** 1 procedures (18 awards)
3. **[Scotland Excel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotland-excel-GB-FTS-186):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[The National Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-gallery-gov-pb174):** 1 procedures
5. **[Peabody Trust Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peabody-trust-rsh-4878):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[The National Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-gallery-gov-pb174):** £1.8m · [MEP Engineering Consultant for the New Wing at the National Gallery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mep-engineering-consultant-for-the-new-wing-at-the-national-gallery-ocds-h6vhtk-060b14) · Awarded: 5 Jun 2026
2. **[Peabody Trust Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peabody-trust-rsh-4878):** £351k · [Holloway Park Phase 2&3 M&E](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holloway-park-phase-2-3-m-e-ocds-h6vhtk-05f148)
3. **[Centre for Alternative Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-alternative-technology-GB-FTS-80734):** £258k · [CAT Masterplan - Services Consultant](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cat-masterplan-services-consultant-ocds-h6vhtk-03c311)
4. **[Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033):** £72k · [The Cattery - MEP Engineer](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-cattery-mep-engineer-ocds-h6vhtk-064ac0)
5. **[Pendle Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/pendle-borough-council-ons-e07000122):** £42k · [RIBA Stage 4 Technical Designs & Professional MEP Services for Building Decarbonisation Projects](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/riba-stage-4-technical-designs-professional-mep-services-for-building-decarbonisation-proj-ocds-h6vhtk-0528fe)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 3

## 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 Max Fordham public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/max-fordham-coh-oc300026#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/max-fordham-coh-oc300026
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt