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V.H. Bio Limited

Laboratory equipment · Gateshead
SME

VH Bio Limited is a supply and distribution company for the life sciences industry, specializing in areas such as Transplant Diagnostics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

vhbio.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£54.0m
Live
30
Buyers
9
12m
£3.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts30 / 37
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — V.H. Bio LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

V.H. Bio Limited has won £54.0m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 30 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Public Health England at 87% · 100% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
30 of 37Live contracts
87%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
Skills1 commitment ↗✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Skills · 1
  • WebsiteThe VH Bio Educational BursaryAn initiative to support individuals in laboratories by providing funding for course and conference registration fees.

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

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
HLA TypingIntermediate and high-resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing. ↗Nucleic Acid ExtractionCost-effective total Nucleic Acid Extraction for a variety of different applications. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and ServicesPublic Health England · £25.6m

Extracted automatically from vhbio.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.

⚑ 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

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

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No accreditations recorded

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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 · 30 live · 7 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Purchase of an Automated DNA extraction platform
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3800000026 Feb 2026£24k3.1 yrsLive
Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)—01 Mar 2026£2.9m8 yrspending
Purchase of Pipetting system
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust—02 Mar 2026£216k—pending
Purchase of Labscan 3D
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust3311230002 Feb 2025£58k5 yrsLive
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 2: Research and Development Goods and Services
Public Health England3300000023 Apr 2021£21.1m2 yrsClosed
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services
Public Health England3300000009 Apr 2021£25.6m2 yrsClosed
Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) specific Antibody detection and definition systems
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)3310000022 Feb 2021£3.6m4 yrsClosed
Supply and support of HLA Rapid typing systems
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)3310000012 Feb 2021£251k4 yrsClosed
Life Sciences Research Consumables
University Of Edinburgh33140000———Live
Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) specific Antibody detection and definition systems
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)33100000———Live
Total live value £81k · mean award £1.5m1–10 of 37

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Public Health England
4 contracts
87%
since 2021
2
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)
8 contracts
12%
since 2021
3
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
5 contracts
1%
since 2024
4
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
1 contract
0%
since 2026
5
University Of Edinburgh
2 contracts
0%
6
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
0%
7
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
1 contract
0%
8
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
13 contracts
0%
9
NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
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
London4 contracts
87%
South West8 contracts
12%
Yorkshire5 contracts
1%
Scotland2 contracts
0%
North West2 contracts
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland13 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). V.H. Bio Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m6
HO
Hologic LTD
Yes£9.1m4
VB
V.H. Bio Limited
Yes£3.2m—
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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 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Feb 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
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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.
02582192
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Feb 1991
Reg. office
Unit 11b Station Approach, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE11 0ZF
SIC codes
46750
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WORTLEY, Alison Joan — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2015
  • Ckarma Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Ms Alison Joan Wortley — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 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.

↔ From Cos House
V.H. BIO LIMITED
02582192 · this company

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