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Necessity Supplies Ltd

Northolt
SME

Necessity Supplies Ltd is a pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor, supplying a full range of generic and branded products to pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, and care homes. The company focuses on ensuring continuity of supply of pharmaceutical products in the UK market.

nslgroup.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£421.3m
Live
14
Buyers
3
12m
£403.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 17
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Necessity Supplies LtdUpdated 10 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Necessity Supplies Ltd has won £421.3m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer NHS England at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 17Live 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.

⚑ 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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Pharmaceutical WholesalingImports a full range of generic and branded medicines from the European Union for sale to customers worldwide. ↗
Cold Chain Storage and DistributionUses state of the art thermally insulated technology for refrigerated products to ensure they remain in perfect condition.
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • NHS Framework Agreement for Branded medicines - NationalNHS England · £6.1m

Extracted automatically from nslgroup.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessmentother

Extracted automatically from nslgroup.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 14 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 15c
NHS England—01 Jun 2026£403.7m2 yrspending
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
NHS England3360000001 May 2024£11.2m4 yrsLive
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 14c (CF Award - Part 2)
NHS England3360000001 Jun 2024£0.023 yrsLive
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded medicines - National
NHS England3360000001 May 2022£6.1m2 yrsClosed
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Interim 2
NHS England3369000001 Feb 2021£242k13 moClosed
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 15c
NHS England————Live
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Interim 2 2020
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)33690000———Live
NHS National Framework for Generics Housekeeping
NHS England————Live
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 15b
NHS England33600000———Live
NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Medicines - National Tender - 1 May 2024
NHS England33600000———Live
Total live value £11.2m · mean award £24.8m1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
NHS England
12 contracts
100%
since 2020
2
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
2 contracts
0%
3
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
3 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire12 contracts
100%
North West2 contracts
0%
Scotland3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Necessity Supplies Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
NS
Necessity Supplies Ltd
Yes£403.7m—
DR
Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd
Yes£121.0m22
JA
Janssen-Cilag Ltd
Yes£117.6m18
AB
AbbVie Ltd
Yes£95.2m12
TA
Thornton and Ross Ltd
Yes£72.5m12
AC
ACCORD-UK LTD
Yes£71.2m21
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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
Due in -15d
Next due 31 Jul 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 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

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02010112
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
15 Apr 1986
Reg. office
Unit 4-5 Northolt Trading Estate, Belvue Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5QS
SIC codes
46460
Last accounts
31 Oct 2024
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MEHTA, Bharat Himatlal — director
  • MEHTA, Ketan Himatlal — director
  • Mr Ketan Himatlal Mehta — person with significant control
    voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
NECESSITY SUPPLIES LIMITED
02010112 · this company

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