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SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED

Wigan
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Speciality Oxygen Service Limited is an independent medical oxygen supplier in the UK, providing medical gases and equipment to healthcare professionals and first aid responders. They offer a range of products including oxygen cylinders, masks, and training equipment.

sosoxygen.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£70.3m
Live
6
Buyers
5
12m
£70.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 7
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITEDUpdated 03 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED has won £70.3m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 7Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
Medical Oxygen SupplySupply of medical oxygen cylinders and related equipment. ↗Oxygen TrainingTraining services for the use of oxygen equipment. ↗Call-out / ReplacementsEmergency call-out services for oxygen cylinder replacements. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Award of Medical Gases in CylindersMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority · £175k
  • Medical Gases in CylindersMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority · —

Extracted automatically from sosoxygen.co.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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Buyer references

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

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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.

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Contracts · 6 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Award of Medical Gases in Cylinders
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority—15 May 2026£175k4 yrsLive
Medical and Industrial Gases (including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen)
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED—14 Jan 2026£70.0m4 yrspending
GMCA 1049 O2 Managed Service Provision
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP3314000006 Sept 2024£75k2 yrsLive
The Provision of Medical Gases & Associated Products
MERSEYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY2411190016 Oct 2023£25k3.1 yrsLive
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority————Live
National Supply and Delivery of First Aid Pharmaceuticals, Emergency Life Support Training Equipment, associated products and Compressed Medical Gases
Metropolitan Police Service33100000———Live
Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED————Live
Total live value £275k · mean award £10.0m

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
100%
since 2025
2
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
2 contracts
0%
since 2026
3
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP
1 contract
0%
since 2024
4
MERSEYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
1 contract
0%
since 2023
5
Metropolitan Police Service
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London3 contracts
100%
Wales2 contracts
0%
North West2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SO
SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED
Yes£70.2m—
AH
Alcura Healthcare Ltd.
No£18.7m1
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m6
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 May 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
01022727
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
31 Aug 1971
Reg. office
Conway Industrial Estate Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 9DW
SIC codes
21100 · 21200 · 46460
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • THOMAS, Gareth Peter Richard — director
    Appointed 20 Nov 2015
  • Special Medical Services Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED
01022727 · this company

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