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# Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quantum-design-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-01259082). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Quantum Design UK and Ireland 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:** Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `01259082`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-178728` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 34
- **Primary Sector:** [Instruments for checking physical characteristics](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics-38400000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quantum-design-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-01259082

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 17% below published budget estimate (median of 5 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £6.0m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £140k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221):** 8 procedures
2. **[University of Leeds](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-leeds-urn-133839):** 3 procedures
3. **[North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190):** 1 procedures (12 awards)
4. **[University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[University of Leeds](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-leeds-urn-133839):** £933k · [2023/24-4173 Supply of a Materials Science Physical Properties Measurement System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2023-24-4173-supply-of-a-materials-science-physical-properties-measurement-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2ea)
2. **[University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904):** £808k · [Measurement System for Physical Properties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-physics-and-astronomy-and-school-of-chemistry-cryogenic-transport-and-magnetisat-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6fa)
3. **[University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904):** £808k · [SQUID Based Cryogenic Measurement System for Magnetic Properties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-physics-and-astronomy-and-school-of-chemistry-cryogenic-transport-and-magnetisat-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6fa)
4. **[THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784):** £721k · [Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Squid Magnetometer with Versatile Measurement Options to the University of Birmingham](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-squid-magnetometer-with-versatile-measuremen-ocds-h6vhtk-02a91e)
5. **[University Of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023):** £563k · [Cryomagnet-based Measurement  Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryomagnet-based-measurement-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-02d474)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 2

## 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 Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quantum-design-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-01259082#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/quantum-design-uk-and-ireland-ltd-coh-01259082
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt