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name: "Thistle Scientific Ltd"
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# Thistle Scientific Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thistle-scientific-ltd-coh-sc180867) — Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Thistle Scientific Ltd is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 16 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Thistle Scientific Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Company Registration (CRN):** `GB-FTS-182836` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 16
- **Primary Sector:** [Various medicinal products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/various-medicinal-products-33690000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thistle-scientific-ltd-coh-sc180867

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 38% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Total Published Contract Spend:** £67m
- **Median Contract Value:** £9.5m

## Delivery Geography
- **Active Delivery Regions:** [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales), Nationwide (UK), [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[University Of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023):** 2 procedures
2. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** 1 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Swansea University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swansea-university-GB-PPON-PTNV-7472-GRTW):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQ):** 1 procedures
5. **[University of South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** £9.5m · [Disposable Pipettes & Tips](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0298cc)
2. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** £9.5m · [Plastics Major](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0298cc)
3. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** £9.5m · [Non Disposable Pipettes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0298cc)
4. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** £9.5m · [Non Disposable Pipettes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0298cc)
5. **[UKSBS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-ltd-gov-ot1391):** £9.5m · [Non Disposable Pipettes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-0298cc)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## 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 Thistle Scientific Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thistle-scientific-ltd-coh-sc180867#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thistle-scientific-ltd-coh-sc180867
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt