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CRL

UK PUBLIC-SECTOR SUPPLIER

Companies House 01881330 · United Kingdom

Cairn Research Ltd

Cairn Research Ltd is a supplier to UK public-sector buyers. This profile aggregates its public-record contract wins — who it sells to, what it supplies, latest awards and activity over time.

Data period: 2017-04-17 to 2026-09-02Updated 2026-09-02

16

Contracts won

9

Public buyers

3

Categories

2017

Active since

According to ENKII, Cairn Research Ltd has won 16 UK public-sector contracts from 9 public buyers across 3 procurement categories between 2017-04-17 and 2026-09-02, most recently working with THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM.

Public-sector buyers

Who Cairn Research Ltd supplies

The UK public bodies Cairn Research Ltd has won the most contracts from.

BuyerContracts won
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM1
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)1
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED5
Aston University2
UK Research and Innovation2
UK Research & Innovation - Medical Research Council1
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY1
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD2

What they supply

Cairn Research Ltd's public-sector categories

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

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
14 contracts won

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 contract won

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 contract won

Recent contracts

Latest contracts won by Cairn Research Ltd

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

GB-Cambridge: UKRI-4142 MRC LMB 4 way emission splitter

UK Research and Innovation · 2024-07-02

£41K

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) · 2024-04-04

£450K

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) · 2024-04-04

£450K

V3 Spinning Disk System

Aston University · 2023-03-01

£100K

GB-Cambridge: UKRI-2510 Next generation Alligator Mk2 system

UK Research and Innovation · 2022-11-14

£102K

UKRI-RE22453 - MultiCam quadruple camera splitter Competitive quotation

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2022-11-03

£14K

UKRI- RE22403 - OKO-Labs stage-top chamber Competitive quotation

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2022-10-03

£16K

3464/JN - Galvo-Scanning TIRF Microscope System for Single Molecule Imaging

Framework / DPS

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · 2022-09-26

Framework value not attributable

UKRI - RE21152 - ASI microscope system (3Q)

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2021-02-10

£30K

UKRI - RE21085 - Laser line upgrade

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2021-01-22

£25K

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Activity over time

Cairn Research Ltd's public-sector activity by year

Contracts won per year, by published award date.

YearContracts won
20172
20192
20201
20213
20224
20231
20243

Frequently asked

Common questions about Cairn Research Ltd

How many public-sector contracts has Cairn Research Ltd won?

Cairn Research Ltd has won 16 contracts from 9 UK public-sector buyers between 2017-04-17 and 2026-09-02, across 3 procurement categories.

Which public bodies does Cairn Research Ltd supply?

Cairn Research Ltd's largest public-sector buyers by award value are THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE), UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE). It has worked with 9 public buyers in total.

What does Cairn Research Ltd supply to the public sector?

Cairn Research Ltd's public-sector work is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. See the full CPV category breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-02

This profile aggregates public-record award data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and resolves supplier identities (this profile is matched at high confidence); we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

This profile reproduces public-record award data published by UK government buyers; ENKII aggregates but does not alter the underlying facts. 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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