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# Penna plc · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penna-plc-coh-01918150). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Penna plc is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 72 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Penna plc
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `01918150`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-71086` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 72
- **Primary Sector:** [Recruitment services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penna-plc-coh-01918150

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 12 lots bid across 4 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 9 panel appointments across 12 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 4 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 15% below published budget estimate (median of 2 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £9.7m (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:** [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006):** 6 procedures
2. **[Glasgow Caledonian University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-caledonian-university-GB-FTS-9129):** 2 procedures
3. **[Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-west-and-chester-borough-council-ons-e06000050):** 2 procedures
4. **[Devon County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008):** 2 procedures
5. **[Waythrough](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/waythrough-rsh-4713):** 1 procedures (16 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[University of Strathclyde](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-strathclyde-coh-rc000670):** £2.5m · [The Provision of Media Buying Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-media-buying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0398ef)
2. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £1.6m · [UKRI –5498 TechFirst undergraduate and Spärck AI scholarships: Cohort Recruitment Function (Lot 2)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5498-techfirst-undergraduate-and-sp-rck-ai-scholarships-cohort-management-function-lo-ocds-h6vhtk-066fdc) · Awarded: 5 Aug 2026
3. **[Glasgow Caledonian University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-caledonian-university-GB-FTS-9129):** £1.4m · [Campaign Planning and Delivery & Associated Services (GCU)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/campaign-planning-and-delivery-associated-services-gcu-ocds-h6vhtk-0615ce)
4. **[FCDO Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316):** £1.0m · [Recruitment Advertising & Related Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-advertising-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078b17)
5. **[Glasgow Caledonian University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-caledonian-university-GB-FTS-9129):** £400k · [Award of Campaign Planning & Delivery, Strategic Student Recruitment & Creative Agency Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-of-campaign-planning-delivery-strategic-student-recruitment-creative-agency-glasgow--ocds-h6vhtk-0323a9)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 10

## 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 Penna plc public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penna-plc-coh-01918150#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/penna-plc-coh-01918150
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt