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Nikon UK

Security & defence · Surrey
SMEconverted closed

Nikon UK is part of Nikon Corporation, which provides imaging and optical products, including cameras, lenses, and other imaging solutions for both consumers and businesses.

nikon.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£4.7m
Live
4
Buyers
19
12m
£70k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 42
  • Top buyers19
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags2
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Nikon UKUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Nikon UK has won £4.7m across 19 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Newcastle University at 22% · 50% in Security & defence · 2 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
2Active red flags
converted closedCompany status
4 of 42Live contracts
22%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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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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 · 2
Consumer ProductsProducts and services for consumers including cameras and lenses. ↗Business SolutionsProducts and solutions for business applications. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • Framework of suppliers to provide lab equipment and associated after sales servicesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £833k
  • UKSBS RFP PR17176 Fast Confocal Microscope SystemUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £269k
  • UKSBS RFP PR17177 TIRF Microscope SystemUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £170k
  • 1191 - Framework for Microscope SuitesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £60k
  • Compound MicroscopeUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £60k

Extracted automatically from nikon.com 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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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

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

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 38 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Purchase of Mirrorless Cameras - Nikon
Home Office3500000011 Nov 2025£35k13 moLive
APHA CapEx: Supply of Two (2) Microscope, Objectives, Camera - Carmarthen
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY7190000015 Sept 2025£11k15 moLive
Pathologist Microscope
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust3851000018 Jul 2025£9k1 moClosed
Supply of Fluorescent Microscope for APHA : Call-Off from LAB1028, Lot 1
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY7190000015 Jul 2025£16k11 moClosed
Supply of Two Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy Systems - AWARD
University of Warwick3851810003 Mar 2025—12 moClosed
4205/JN/24 - Inverted Microscope
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD3851310030 Jul 2024£103k—Closed
Next Generation Confocal Microscope
Nottingham Trent University3851000019 Mar 2024£415k16 moClosed
Provision of microscopes and associated consumables
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3851000014 Mar 2023£15k1 moClosed
Replacement of Operational Software and Hardware of Microscopy Systems
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY3800000027 Feb 2023£17k12 moClosed
UKRI-GSS23108 - Microscope objective competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3800000007 Feb 2023£7k2 moClosed
Total live value £46k · mean award £112k1–10 of 42

Top buyers · 19 buyers · top 3 = 60%

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

✓ From notices
1
Newcastle University
8 contracts
22%
since 2019
2
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
2 contracts
19%
since 2019
3
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
8 contracts
18%
since 2018
4
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
4 contracts
13%
since 2016
5
Nottingham Trent University
1 contract
9%
since 2024
6
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
3 contracts
8%
since 2020
7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
1 contract
4%
since 2021
8
UK Research & Innovation - Medical Research Council
1 contract
1%
since 2021
9
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
1%
since 2023
10
Public Health England
2 contracts
1%
since 2020

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value.

✓ From notices
Security & defence35
50%
Architecture & engineering71
38%
Laboratory equipment38
12%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East11 contracts
43%
South West9 contracts
19%
West Midlands5 contracts
13%
East Midlands1 contract
9%
Yorkshire3 contracts
8%
South East1 contract
4%
London7 contracts
3%
Eastern1 contract
1%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Nikon UK highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m5
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£3.9m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m2
LM
Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited
Yes£1.9m2
NU
Nikon UK
Yes£70k—
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Red flags · 2 active

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

✓ Verified
Company status: Converted Closed. Companies House records this company as last active 19 Mar 2021.
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 31 Dec 2021.

Compliance scorecard

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

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Trading status
Converted Closed
Last active 19 Mar 2021
Annual accounts
Overdue
Due 31 Dec 2021
Confirmation statement
—
No filing on record
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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
01448987
Status
Converted Closed
Type
Converted Or Closed
Incorporated
17 Sept 1979
Reg. office
1 The Crescent, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4BN
SIC codes
46499
Last accounts
31 Mar 2020
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2021

Directors & PSC

  • MORIMOTO, Tetsuya — director
    Appointed 18 Apr 2019
  • SASAOKA, Takaharu — director
    Appointed 22 Mar 2018
  • WALSHE, John Kevin — director
    Appointed 14 Jul 2014
  • Nikon Holdings Europe B.V. — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors · significant influence or control

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.

↔ From Cos House
NIKON UK LIMITED
01448987 · this company

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