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Quantum Design

Laboratory equipment · Surrey
Large

Quantum Design UK specializes in advanced scientific instrumentation for research, particularly in spectroscopy and imaging solutions. They offer a range of products including light sources, optical filters, and hyperspectral imaging cameras.

qd-uki.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.1m
Live
25
Buyers
21
12m
£286k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts25 / 56
  • Top buyers21
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Quantum DesignUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Quantum Design has won £6.1m across 21 public-sector buyers, with 25 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer University of Leeds at 21% · 50% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
25 of 56Live contracts
21%Top-buyer concentration
50%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
Services · 3
SpectroscopyAdvanced scientific instrumentation for spectroscopy. ↗Optics and Optical MetrologyProducts related to optics including filters and interferometers. ↗Hyperspectral Imaging CamerasA range of hyperspectral imaging cameras for various applications. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Squid Magnetometer with Versatile Measurement Options to the University of BirminghamTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · £721k
  • OJEU: ITT: Physical Property Measurement SystemNational Physical Laboratory · £548k
  • 3629/JN - Spectroscopic Ellipsometer with Mapping CapabilityUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £166k
  • Magneto-optical, Low-vibration, Closed-cycle CryostatUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £151k

Extracted automatically from qd-uki.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

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 25 live · 31 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Helium recovery system
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA3800000011 Dec 2025£286k3.7 yrsLive
GB-Swindon: UKRI-4549 Quantum Service Contract
UK Research & Innovation5043000009 Jan 2025£35k12 moClosed
2023-24/4174 - Supply of a Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction (SPED) system
University of Leeds3851110031 Jul 2025£242k16 moLive
2023/24-4173 Supply of a Materials Science Physical Properties Measurement System
University of Leeds3840000030 Mar 2025£933k12 moClosed
GB-Newcastle upon Tyne: T23/0125 - Hall Effect System
The University of Northumbria at Newcastle3854000001 Oct 2024£74k7 moClosed
PPMS1 Cryopump Replacement
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4212200019 Apr 2024£19k—Closed
UKRI- GSS24092 - Temperature sensors and controller Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3800000026 Jan 2024£12k1 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-3739 Complete Care Service Contract for Dynacool Systems
UK Research & Innovation5041000023 Jan 2024£35k12 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-3627 Temperature Controllers
UK Research and Innovation4213113008 Dec 2023£42k2 moClosed
Provision of a 200mm Spectroscopic Ellipsometer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON3830000002 Oct 2023£259k2.7 yrsClosed
Total live value £528k · mean award £109k1–10 of 56

Top buyers · 21 buyers · top 3 = 47%

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

✓ From notices
1
University of Leeds
5 contracts
21%
since 2018
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
10 contracts
13%
since 2018
3
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
3 contracts
13%
since 2021
4
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
1 contract
12%
since 2019
5
UK Research & Innovation
6 contracts
9%
since 2020
6
National Physical Laboratory
1 contract
9%
since 2020
7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
3 contracts
5%
since 2021
8
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
3 contracts
5%
since 2021
9
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
1 contract
5%
since 2025
10
Nottingham Trent University
1 contract
3%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 50%.

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
50%
Industrial machinery42
50%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire8 contracts
30%
South West25 contracts
27%
South East5 contracts
16%
West Midlands5 contracts
16%
Eastern1 contract
5%
East Midlands1 contract
4%
North East1 contract
1%
North West4 contracts
0%
Scotland4 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Quantum Design highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RM
Reveal Media Ltd
Yes£18.3m3
TP
TSQUARED P2 LIMITED
Yes£3.3m1
BU
BRUKER UK LIMITED
Yes£2.1m10
KR
Kromek Ltd
Yes£2.0m2
SL
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£1.5m7
QD
Quantum Design
No£286k—
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Sept 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Apr 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

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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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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
01259082
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 May 1976
Reg. office
1 Mole Business Park, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7BA
SIC codes
46900
Last accounts
30 Sept 2025
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2027

Directors & PSC

  • SCHOENMANN, Stuart Gordon — director
    Appointed 11 Oct 2024

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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QUANTUM DESIGN UK AND IRELAND LIMITED
01259082 · this company

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