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# PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photonic-solutions-limited-coh-sc194276). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 44 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `SC194276`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-PPON-PYNC-9658-MBVV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Total Published Awards:** 44
- **Primary Sector:** [Astronomical and optical instruments](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/astronomical-and-optical-instruments-38630000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photonic-solutions-limited-coh-sc194276

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 20% below published budget estimate (median of 2 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £11m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £129k


## 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), [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** 23 procedures (24 awards)
2. **[National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387):** 2 procedures
3. **[University Of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023):** 2 procedures
4. **[Heriot-Watt University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/heriot-watt-university-GB-FTS-185139):** 2 procedures
5. **[UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137):** 2 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £2.2m · [UKRI-3173 A Multi Amplifier Laser HiLUX Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3173-a-multi-amplifier-laser-hilux-project-ocds-h6vhtk-040f49)
2. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £2.0m · [UKRI-2961 HiLUX High Average Power Laser System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2961-artemis-hilux-laser-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1)
3. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £1.4m · [UKRI-1799 Ns OPCPA Pump Laser](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-1799-ns-opcpa-pump-laser-ocds-h6vhtk-0308ad)
4. **[University Of York (Pelican)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-york-pelican-urn-133913):** £557k · [Ultrafast Laser System For High Throughput 2D-IR Analysis OF Biomolecules](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ultrafast-laser-system-for-high-throughput-2d-ir-analysis-of-biomolecules-ocds-h6vhtk-031828)
5. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** £380k · [UKRI-5015 HiLUX ULTRA Laser Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5015-hilux-ultra-laser-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-054531)

## 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 PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photonic-solutions-limited-coh-sc194276#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/photonic-solutions-limited-coh-sc194276
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt