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# Serco Limited · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Serco Limited is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 158 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Serco Limited
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `00242246`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-PPON-PMNV-5613-PQMY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Total Published Awards:** 158
- **Primary Sector:** [Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/helicopters-aeroplanes-spacecraft-and-other-powered-aircraft-34710000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 20% (1 lots won, 4 lost, 1 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 21 lots bid across 12 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 15 panel appointments across 15 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 8 distinct contracting authorities (3 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 15% below published budget estimate (median of 13 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £3.9bn (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £10m
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 1 on 1 procedures; the lists total £4.8m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17):** 15 procedures (16 awards)
2. **[Government Commercial Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/government-commercial-agency-GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLR):** 7 procedures (76 awards)
3. **[Department for Work & Pensions](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10):** 7 procedures (10 awards)
4. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17):** £829m · [Defence Marine Services – Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-marine-services-support-to-in-port-marine-services-and-delivery-of-a-vessel-replac-ocds-h6vhtk-034433)
2. **[Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18):** £447m · [Prison Operator Services - HMP Dovegate](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prison-operator-services-hmp-dovegate-ocds-h6vhtk-04c605)
3. **[The Secretary of State for Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-secretary-of-state-for-justice-GB-FTS-186936):** £412m · [Extension of Provision of Custodial Services for HMP/YOI Doncaster](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-provision-of-custodial-services-for-hmp-yoi-doncaster-ocds-h6vhtk-07794f)
4. **[Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907):** £278m · [London Cycle Hire Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/london-cycle-hire-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-03be61)
5. **[Department for Work & Pensions](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10):** £227m · [Restart Scheme CPA 1a West Central](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/restart-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-02b0df)

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

## 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 Serco Limited public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246#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/serco-limited-coh-00242246
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt