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V L Test Systems Limited

Repair & maintenance · Buckingham
SME

V L Test Systems Limited specializes in high-quality vehicle testing equipment, particularly for commercial vehicles. They offer a range of products and services including roller brake testers, headlight beam testers, and ATF lane equipment.

vltestuk.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£31.6m
Live
7
Buyers
9
12m
£19.6m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 14
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — V L Test Systems LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

V L Test Systems Limited has won £31.6m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DIO, at 61% · 100% in Repair & maintenance · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 14Live contracts
61%Top-buyer concentration
100%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
ATF Lane EquipmentComprehensive choice of equipment for ATF lanes, including installation and training. ↗Civil WorksInstallation and civil works related to vehicle testing equipment. ↗ServicingProfessional servicing of vehicle testing equipment. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Commercial Brake Roller Supply and installation (including civil works)NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £48k

Extracted automatically from vltestuk.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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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

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 7 live · 7 historic

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✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
GARAGE EQUIPMENT - ROLLER BRAKE TESTER
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council—19 Jun 2026£104k2 yrsLive
IRM21/7583 The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT)
Ministry of Defence, DIO,5041200021 Aug 2025£19.4m4 yrsLive
Calibration, Repair and maintenance of VLT Roller Brake Testers
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency—30 Jul 2025£81k12 moLive
Protocol 8 - The Repair of VLT Roller Brake Testers
Derbyshire County Council5011620001 May 2024£25k2.1 yrsClosed
Commercial Brake Roller Supply and installation (including civil works)
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL3400000001 Oct 2021£48k4 moClosed
Calibration and Maintenance of DVSA Van Leeuwen Test (VLT) Systems equipment at Goods Vehicle Test Sites (GVTS)
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency3100000018 Jul 2021£30k2 yrsClosed
Supply, Installation and Maintenance of a Vehicle Roller Brake Tester
Cleveland Fire Authority3400000024 Feb 2020£50k10 yrsLive
Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Headlamo Beam Testers (HBT) and Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and the Purchase of HBTs and WPDs when required.
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group5041000001 Mar 2018£4.5m3 yrsClosed
Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBTs), Headlamp Beam Testers (HBTs) and Wheel Play Detectors (WPDs)
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC5041000022 Mar 2018£2.7m2.9 yrsClosed
Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RTB), Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT) and Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and the Purchase of HBTs and WPDs when required.
Babcock DSG Ltd5041000012 Dec 2017£4.6m3 yrsClosed
Total live value £19.6m · mean award £2.3m1–10 of 14

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 90%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
3 contracts
61%
since 2025
2
Babcock DSG Ltd
1 contract
14%
since 2017
3
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group
1 contract
14%
since 2018
4
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
1 contract
9%
since 2018
5
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
4 contracts
1%
since 2021
6
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2026
7
Cleveland Fire Authority
1 contract
0%
since 2019
8
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
1 contract
0%
since 2021
9
Derbyshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Repair & maintenance50
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire1 contract
46%
North East2 contracts
43%
East Midlands1 contract
11%
Region resolved for 1% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). V L Test Systems Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
SA
Scott Aerospace
Yes£30.0m1
VL
V L Test Systems Limited
Yes£19.6m—
TS
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited
No£13.2m1
SE
STEARN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
No£5.0m1
PE
Pelican Engineering Company (Sales), Limited
Yes£3.7m2
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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 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 28 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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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
02566304
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
07 Dec 1990
Reg. office
3-4 Middle Slade, Buckingham Industrial Park, Buckingham, MK18 1WA
SIC codes
47990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LEWIS, Tracey Jane — secretary
    Appointed 01 May 2025
  • VAN DEN BERK, Christianus Martinus — director
    Appointed 20 Feb 2025
  • Lagercrantz Group Aktiebolag — 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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VL TEST SYSTEMS LIMITED
02566304 · this company

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