Appleton Woods Ltd

Large enterpriseLaboratory equipmentUK · BirminghamCompany No. 00907224

Appleton Woods Ltd is a UK limited company, based in Birmingham, incorporated in 1967. Has won 69 UK public-sector contracts worth £69.5m across 23 buyers, primarily Public Health England and laboratory equipment work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£3.2m

▲ 2485% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

68%

Public Health England

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 68% of revenue.

Public Health England

£47.5m

68%

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

£6.7m

10%

NEUPC Ltd

£5.2m

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

£5.0m

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

£3.0m

Other (5 buyers)

£2.2m

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services	Public Health England	Framework call off	£25.6m ceiling · ~£219k share (÷117)	08 Mar 2021	expired
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services	Public Health England	Shared contract	£21.1m lot total · 70 suppliers	12 Mar 2021	expired
Laboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Post Installation Services	London Universities Purchasing Consortium	Shared contract	£6.7m lot total · 18 suppliers	15 Jun 2021	expired
Tender for the Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Reagents	THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM	Shared contract	£5.0m lot total · 6 suppliers	27 Oct 2020	expired
LARC Framework	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Shared contract	£3.0m lot total · 3 suppliers	08 Aug 2025	pending
Life Sciences Reagents, Kits & Consumables	NEUPC Ltd	Shared contract	£2.6m lot total · 29 suppliers	09 Mar 2020	expired
Life Sciences Reagents, Kits & Consumables	NEUPC Ltd	Shared contract	£2.6m lot total · 29 suppliers	09 Mar 2020	expired
Framework of suppliers to provide lab equipment and associated after sales services	CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED	Framework call off	£833k ceiling · ~£69k share (÷12)	29 Apr 2021	expired
Provision of Liquid Transport Medium Swabs LAB4040 SU	Public Health England	Direct contract	£500k	06 Nov 2020	expired
UK SBS RE21225 Laboratory Consumables Framework	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Framework call off	£297k ceiling · ~£9k share (÷32)	01 Sept 2022	expired
Appleton Woods Swabs Consumables	UKHSA	Direct contract	£187k	28 Jul 2023	expired
Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency	Direct contract	£165k	09 Feb 2026	pending
Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency	Direct contract	£165k	—	pending
36180 - Supply of Laboratory Consumables from the UK SBS Framework	DEFRA	Shared contract	£158k lot total · 22 suppliers	27 Apr 2022	expired
PK045 Primostar 3 Microscope set(s)	University Of The West Of England	Direct contract	£153k	11 Apr 2024	expired

Appleton Woods Ltd

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 69 total · 45 active · 21 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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