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Optical Test and Calibration Ltd

Bradford
SME

Optical Test and Calibration Ltd specializes in calibration, service, repair, and sales of fibre optic, electrical, electronic, and photometric test and measurement equipment. They are UKAS accredited for these services.

otc.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.0m
Live
4
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 5
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — Optical Test and Calibration LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Optical Test and Calibration Ltd has won £3.0m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group at 71% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 5Live contracts
71%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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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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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
CalibrationCalibration services for fibre optic, electrical, electronic, and photometric equipment. ↗Equipment HireRental services for various calibration instruments. ↗Instrument SalesSales of various test and measurement instruments. ↗Repair ServicesRepair services for calibration instruments. ↗

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships · 2

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

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Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityBSI ↗✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
UKAS AccreditationUKAS · Certification ↗

Extracted automatically from otc.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.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
IRM23/7645 The Repair and Calibration of Optical and Fibre Optic Equipment
Ministry of Defence, DIO,5043300017 Jul 2024£861k3 yrsLive
LSBU15/0133 - The Calibration and Repair of Test and Measurement Equipment used across the MoD Tri-Service community
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group5043300008 May 2018£2.1m4 yrsClosed
The Repair and Calibration of Optical and Fibre Optic Equipment
Ministry of Defence, DIO,————Live
The Repair and Calibration of Optical and Fibre Optic Equipment
Ministry of Defence, DIO,————Live
CSP26397 - Repair and calibration of spectrum analyser
UK Research and Innovation————Live
Total live value £861k · mean award £602k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group
1 contract
71%
since 2018
2
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
3 contracts
29%
since 2024
3
UK Research and Innovation
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 0% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Optical Test and Calibration Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DS
DM Systems Group Limited
Yes£8.7m1
SA
Security And Fire Experts Ltd
Yes£4.7m1
WU
WOLSELEY UK LIMITED
No£3.0m1
KT
Keysight Technologies UK Limited
No£1.0m2
SW
Switch2Energy Ltd
Yes£640k1
OT
Optical Test and Calibration Ltd
Yes——
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Sept 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -44d
Next due 03 Jun 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.
02638435
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
15 Aug 1991
Reg. office
Listerhills Science Park, 21- 23 Campus Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1HR
SIC codes
71200
Last accounts
30 Sept 2025
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2027

Directors & PSC

  • RANDALL, Martin Robert — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2023
  • WILSON, Neil Antony — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2023
  • Optical Test & Calibration (Uk) Limited — 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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OPTICAL TEST AND CALIBRATION LIMITED
02638435 · this company

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