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TCS Biosciences Ltd

Buckingham
SME
unitedutilities.com ↗
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Awarded
£499k
Live
4
Buyers
4
12m
£393k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 6
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — TCS Biosciences LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

TCS Biosciences Ltd has won £499k across 4 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Northern Ireland Water Limited at 79% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 6Live contracts
79%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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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.

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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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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.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 2 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Supply and Delivery of Cryptosporidium Chemicals
Northern Ireland Water Limited—20 Nov 2025£393k3 yrspending
Supply of Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
DEFRA8520000008 Mar 2017£106k1 moClosed
Waiver - UHB_QEH - TCS Biosciences Ltd - Human Serum Male IDU ppL
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust————Live
Supply and Delivery of Cryptosporidium Chemicals
Northern Ireland Water Limited————Live
Purchase of Human Plasma in K3 EDTA - TCS Biosciences Ltd
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust————Live
Goods-Framework-Supply and Delivery of Life Science Consumables - Cryptosporidium Products
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED38437000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £83k

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Northern Ireland Water Limited
2 contracts
79%
since 2025
2
DEFRA
1 contract
21%
since 2017
3
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
0%
4
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Northern Ireland2 contracts
79%
London1 contract
21%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%
North West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). TCS Biosciences Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
E&
Eville & Jones
No£1.2bn16
HM
HALL MARK MEAT HYGIENE LIMITED
No£56.7m3
AT
Abbott Toxicology Ltd
Yes£38.7m2
AS
Asbestech Ltd
Yes£27.2m4
AC
ASPECT CONTRACTS LIMITED
Yes£27.2m4
TB
TCS Biosciences Ltd
Yes£393k—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
✓ 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 Nov 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Dec 2026
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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02172900
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Oct 1987
Reg. office
Botolph Farm, Botolph Claydon, Buckingham, MK18 2LR
SIC codes
21100
Last accounts
30 Nov 2024
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2026

Directors & PSC

  • UTLEY, Emily Jane — secretary
    Appointed 13 Dec 2024
  • PRESTON, James Eley — director
    Appointed 24 May 2017
  • WILLIAMS, Gareth Arran — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2006
  • PRESTON, Katherine, Dr — director
    Appointed 28 Sept 2005
  • UTLEY, Emily Jane — director
    Appointed 28 Sept 2005
  • PRESTON, Lynda Jane — director
    Appointed 26 Apr 2001
  • Mrs Emily Jane Utley — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Dr Katherine Elaine Preston — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr James Preston — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent

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
TCS BIOSCIENCES LIMITED
02172900 · this company

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