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APUC Limited

APUC Limited is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£372.6M

Total spend

140

Contract awards

66

Unique suppliers

£3.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, APUC Limited has awarded 140 contracts worth £372.6M to 66 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £3.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 42% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to APUC Limited

Top-five suppliers hold 42% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Appleton Woods Ltd12£56.2M
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC2£42.0M
OCLC (UK) Ltd1£21.0M
BRUKER UK LIMITED2£20.0M
Record UK Ltd5£16.0M
Camlab Limited2£13.8M
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd5£13.4M
Veolia Environmental Services UK3£11.6M
Dehns1£10.8M
Fisher Scientific UK6£10.6M
Best Scientific Ltd1£10.0M
Oxford University Press2£9.9M
CREAT3D Ltd1£8.0M
EVO3D Ltd1£8.0M
Freemelt AB1£8.0M
IDloop GmbH1£8.0M
Mark3D UK Ltd1£8.0M
Azzurro Ltd1£7.8M
Apollo Scientific Ltd.2£7.5M
Be Scientific Ltd2£7.5M

Procurement categories

What APUC Limited buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
33 awards£100.0M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
27 awards£43.0M

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
20 awards£40.0M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
10 awards£17.2M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
7 awards£1.9M

Repair and maintenance services

50
7 awards£22.4M

Construction work

45
6 awards£5.6M

Education and training services

80
6 awards£16.4M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
5 awards£13.4M

Industrial machinery

42
5 awards£40.0M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
4 awards£9.5M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
4 awards£27.0M

Financial and insurance services

66
3 awards£0

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£200K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£36.0M

Recent contracts

Latest APUC Limited contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards

Aspen People ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Senior Specialist Search – North

Exemplia Group Ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Executive Search - South

Exemplia Group Ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Recruitment related services

Recruitment Direct UK Ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Senior Specialist Search – South

Exemplia Group Ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Executive Search – North

Livingston James Ltd · 2026-08-23

£2.0M

Detectors (including Cameras)

Appleton Woods Ltd · 2026-08-03

£10.0M

Laser-based Imaging Systems and Laser Components

BRUKER UK LIMITED · 2026-08-03

£10.0M

Optical Microscopes – Low-End (Teaching)

Appleton Woods Ltd · 2026-08-03

£10.0M

High-throughput Systems

Best Scientific Ltd · 2026-08-03

£10.0M

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12

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

61

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Market analysis

Bidding into APUC Limited — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

88%

Awards to SMEs

42%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 88% of APUC Limited’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to APUC Limited

How much does APUC Limited spend on procurement?

APUC Limited awarded 140 contracts totalling £372.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 66 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.0M.

Who are APUC Limited's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to APUC Limited by total award value are Appleton Woods Ltd, EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC, OCLC (UK) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 42% of contract value.

What does APUC Limited buy from suppliers?

APUC Limited's procurement is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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