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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: 2015-08-10 to 2026-10-17Updated 2026-10-17

28

Contracts won

12

Public buyers

4

Categories

2015

Active since

According to ENKII, Cairn Research Ltd has won 28 UK public-sector contracts from 12 public buyers across 4 procurement categories between 2015-08-10 and 2026-10-17, 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 BIRMINGHAM3
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7
UK Research and Innovation6
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)1
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)1
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD2
UK Research and Innovation1
ASTON UNIVERSITY2
The University of Warwick2
UK Research & Innovation - Medical Research Council1

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
25 contracts won

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 contract won

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 contract won

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

30
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

High Throughput Fluorescence Microscope for Bacteriology - AWARD

The University of Warwick · 2024-04-10

£70K

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

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

£450K

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

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

£450K

GB-Cambridge: UKRI-3606 iLas 2 ring TIRF upgrade to the TIRF microscope system

UK Research and Innovation · 2023-12-18

£96K

MRC LMB TIRF Microscope

UK Research and Innovation · 2023-12-13

£201K

MRC LMB TIRF Microscope

UK Research and Innovation · 2023-12-13

£201K

GB-Cambridge: UKRI-3648

UK Research and Innovation · 2023-12-12

£30K

Supply of an optical maskless micro-structuring device for work with live cells

University of Warwick · 2023-04-11

£65K

Supply of an optical maskless micro-structuring device for work with live cells - AWARD

The University of Warwick · 2023-03-27

£65K

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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
20151
20173
20193
20201
20213
20226
20237
20244

Frequently asked

Common questions about Cairn Research Ltd

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

Cairn Research Ltd has won 28 contracts from 12 UK public-sector buyers between 2015-08-10 and 2026-10-17, across 4 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, UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, UK Research and Innovation. It has worked with 12 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), electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, 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 2026-10-17

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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