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# SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 37 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `01800317`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-182268` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 37
- **Primary Sector:** [Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/firefighting-rescue-and-safety-equipment-35110000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 2 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 2 lots bid across 1 procurement procedures

- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 1 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 13% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £14m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £114k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england), [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNJC-6862-YTRY):** 3 procedures
2. **[MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547):** 3 procedures
3. **[Nuclear Restoration Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nuclear-restoration-services-limited-gov-ot1400):** 3 procedures
4. **[Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dounreay-a-division-of-magnox-limited-GB-FTS-93949):** 2 procedures
5. **[Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj):** 2 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM):** £8.3m · [714783450 - Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/explosive-material-identification-procurement-project-ocds-h6vhtk-050fb0) · Awarded: 23 Jul 2026
2. **[Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNJC-6862-YTRY):** £780k · [Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-060313) · Awarded: 19 Mar 2026
3. **[UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137):** £709k · [Liquid Scintillation Counter Procurement for ERATO/THALIA and LIBRTI Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liquid-scintillation-counter-procurement-for-erato-thalia-and-librti-project-ocds-h6vhtk-05d2cc) · Awarded: 3 Dec 2025
4. **[Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNJC-6862-YTRY):** £606k · [Radiation Portal Monitors](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/radiation-portal-monitors-ocds-h6vhtk-06b9dd)
5. **[MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547):** £500k · [The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of a Positron Emission Tomography Imaging System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-delivery-installation-and-maintenance-of-a-positron-emission-tomography-imaging-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad6a)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 7

## 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 SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317#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/southern-scientific-limited-coh-01800317
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt