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# MEL Research Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** MEL Research Ltd is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 34 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** MEL Research Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `03000946`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-147061` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 34
- **Primary Sector:** [Market research services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/market-research-services-79310000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 8 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £3.0m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £82k


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

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[London Borough of Harrow](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-harrow-ons-e09000015):** 2 procedures
2. **[ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trustee-limited-coh-11185188):** 2 procedures
3. **[Ofcom](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Financial Conduct Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fca-gov-ot1085):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Midland Heart](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/midland-heart-rsh-l4466):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Midland Heart](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/midland-heart-rsh-l4466):** £500k · [Tenant Satisfaction Surveys](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tenant-satisfaction-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-043c30)
2. **[Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-and-crime-commissioner-for-west-midlands-GB-PPON-PHLH-1699-TDLT):** £488k · [Lot 2 Public Perception Surveying](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lot-2-public-perception-surveying-ocds-h6vhtk-059ce2) · Awarded: 23 Dec 2025
3. **[PCC North Wales Police](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/pcc-north-wales-police-GB-FTS-3813):** £388k · [Victim Satisfaction & Public User Surveys](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/victim-satisfaction-public-user-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-028ee3)
4. **[Karbon Homes](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/karbon-homes-rsh-4846):** £330k · [Customer Research Surveys](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-research-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec7b) · Awarded: 2 Feb 2026
5. **[Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047):** £245k · [DCC Festivals & Events Evaluation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcc-festivals-events-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-04b274)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 6

## 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 MEL Research Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946#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/mel-research-ltd-coh-03000946
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt