THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
SME·Glasgow·Scotland·Main market: Medical equipments
Official UK PPONPVTW-4329-DJDD
Procedures with an award713 award recordsPublic authorities6named on published awardsAttributable award value£67mnet · on 11 of 13 award records · single-supplier, no ceilingsLast 12 months2awards · 2 in the prior 24 months · last 8 Jun 2026Contracts ending ≤18 months1end date published on 3 of 13 awardsDelivery regions4most often Wales (Cymru)
Where they win
13 lot-level observations (3 awarded lots, 23%, plus 10 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
3310 Medical equipments1 observations · 8% · lots3800 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)1 observations · 8% · lots3895 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment1 observations · 8% · lots3843 Detection and analysis apparatus7 observations · 54% · envelope awards3314 Medical consumables2 observations · 15% · envelope awards3971 Electrical domestic appliances1 observations · 8% · envelope awardsAttributable award value£67mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 11 of 13 award records — only awards to this supplier alone, framework / DPS ceilings excluded; the award’s own value, else its contract’s; the five largest make 71%. Not turnover. Largest rows below.
Typical attributable award£9.5m medianrobust · n=11
Award vs estimate38.3% below estimateindicative · n=1Median (estimate − award) / estimate on comparable contested single-supplier GBP wins, per lot, same VAT basis on both sides, scoped to all comparable wins. Negative = awarded above estimate. Historical movement, not a bid instruction.
| Largest published awards | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposable Pipettes & Tips | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | — | — | £9,500,000 † |
| Plastics Major | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | — | — | £9,500,000 † |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | — | — | £9,500,000 † |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | — | — | £9,500,000 † |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | — | — | £9,500,000 † |
Where they deliver
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 6 of 7 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Wales (Cymru)2 procedures · 33%
Scotland2 procedures · 33%
Nationwide (UK)1 procedures · 17%
East of England1 procedures · 17%
Who they sell to
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
- Type not classified 54% (7 awards)
- Education 23% (3 awards)
- Central government 15% (2 awards)
- Charity 8% (1 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Edinburgh | 2 | 28.6% | 2 | 24 May 2021 |
| UK Shared Business Services Ltd | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | 22 Sept 2022 |
| ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 8 Jun 2026 |
| University of South Wales | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Aberystwyth University | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 24 Oct 2024 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 4 Feb 2026 |
Share = of the 7 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Contracts ending
Published end dates only · 3 of 13 awards carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|
| C34367- Supply of one (1) Cell Culture Pump | 12 Jul 2027 | £22,983 |
Recent awards
Latest 13 of 13 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| APHA CapEx: Cell Culture Pump | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | Not published | Not published |
| Thermal cyclers | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Not published | Not published |
| Award of Provision of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine | University of South Wales | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 4: CO2 incubators | Aberystwyth University | Not published | Not published |
| Disposable Pipettes & Tips | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
| Plastics Major | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
| Non Disposable Pipettes | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
| Centrifuge Bottles, Tubes & Containers (Sterile and non-sterile) | UK Shared Business Services Ltd | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £67m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 3 of 13 awards; 1 end within 18 months.
- Award vs estimate tiers: robust ≥5, moderate 3–4, indicative 1–2 comparable pairs.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (5 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-PPON:PVTW-4329-DJDD