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Lancaster University

R&D services
SME

Lancaster University is a higher education institution that offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as research services and enterprise support.

lancaster.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£44.8m
Live
15
Buyers
18
12m
£10.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 44
  • Top buyers18
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Lancaster UniversityUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Lancaster University has won £44.8m across 18 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Health Education England at 63% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
15 of 44Live contracts
63%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Research ServicesSupport for the research grant lifecycle, including pre-award development and post-award management. ↗Research and Enterprise ServicesProvides consultancy, knowledge exchange services, and support for intellectual property and commercialisation. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Frontline Invitation to Tender HEI ValidationTHE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION · £800k
  • Provision of Senior Leadership Training - Apprenticeship Levy - RFQ 15218333Lancashire County Council · £750k
  • LPS PH Emotional & Mental Health in Schools and Colleges Support Service in LancashireLancashire County Council · £474k
  • Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024Cumbria County Council · £400k
  • Understanding Psychosis and Bi-Pilor-Lancaster UniversityHealth Education England · £135k
  • DGT Passive Phosphorous sampling study and analysis for LIFE R4ever Kent (LIFE20 NAT/UK/OO1001013)Natural England · £43k

Extracted automatically from lancaster.ac.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 15 live · 29 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
DN772326 - Framework for Applied Science Technology and Engineering Requirements
Met Office7310000024 Apr 2026£1.3m8 yrsLive
Framework for Applied Science Technology Engineering Requirements (FASTER)
Met Office—24 Apr 2026£9.1m3 yrsLive
Knowledge exchange and bespoke software
Met Office4800000027 Mar 2025£11k1 moClosed
Improving Understanding of Nitrogen Deposition research collaboration agreement project
National Highways7300000004 Feb 2025£14k2 moClosed
Determining Nitrogen Removal by Coppicing
National Highways7310000002 Oct 2024£36k6 moClosed
Atomistic simulation of fission gas nucleation in uranium oxycarbides for TRISO fuel
National Nuclear Laboratory7300000001 Sept 2024£132k7 moClosed
Electrochemical method for removal of PyC coating from reject coated HALEU kernels
National Nuclear Laboratory7300000001 Sept 2024£227k7 moClosed
Exploration of the properties of uranium nitride pellets produced by new sintering techniques
National Nuclear Laboratory7300000001 Sept 2024£227k7 moClosed
Comprehensive exploration of the effect of wet chemical conversion technologies on UO2 powder morphology and pellet properties
National Nuclear Laboratory7300000001 Sept 2024£215k7 moClosed
Consultancy service for the Open Innovation Team (con_24394)
Department for Education7900000022 Jan 2024£25k6 moClosed
Total live value £20.6m · mean award £1.0m1–10 of 44

Top buyers · 18 buyers · top 3 = 91%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Health Education England
10 contracts
63%
since 2021
2
Met Office
5 contracts
23%
since 2024
3
Lancashire County Council
4 contracts
4%
since 2018
4
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
2 contracts
2%
since 2010
5
National Nuclear Laboratory
4 contracts
2%
since 2024
6
THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION
1 contract
2%
since 2019
7
DEFRA
4 contracts
1%
since 2021
8
Cumbria County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2018
9
National Highways
3 contracts
0%
since 2023
10
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
1 contract
0%
since 2019

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire10 contracts
65%
South West7 contracts
24%
North West9 contracts
7%
London8 contracts
4%
South East4 contracts
1%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Lancaster University highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.4m2
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
LU
Lancaster University
Yes£10.4m—
RT
Rowden Technologies
Yes£8.3m1
V1
Voyage 1 Limited trading as Voyage Care
No£6.2m1
SO
Softcat
No£5.5m4
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Red flags · 0 active

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

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Financial

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No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.