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RICARDO RAIL LIMITED

Shoreham By Sea
Large

Ricardo Rail Limited is a leading automotive and energy engineering and manufacturing consultancy. They provide a range of engineering services across various markets including automotive, aerospace, and energy.

ricardo.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£742k
Live
5
Buyers
9
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
  • Contracts5 / 14
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — RICARDO RAIL LIMITEDUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

RICARDO RAIL LIMITED has won £742k across 9 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Transport for London at 45% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 14Live contracts
45%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
Engineering ServicesAdvisoryControl and ElectronicsMechanical EngineeringSystems and AttributesPrototyping and Technology DemonstratorsTest and Validation

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

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Integrated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter and On-Board-ChargerVIC's Multi-Motor SUV Platform

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

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

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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 · 5 live · 9 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
FW125 Change Management, System Safety, Interoperability, and Associated Services
Translink—01 May 2026—4 yrspending
GB-London: 882072869 T1358 Emissions testing of engines using diesel and hydrotreated vegetable oils and investigating in-service emissions monitors
RSSB7311000004 Nov 2024£128k8 moClosed
GB-London: 873209183 T1333 Review of running brake test requirements on modern passenger rolling stock
RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED7311000016 Sept 2024£73k6 moClosed
GB-London: 792199686 T1321 Guidance for stabilizing wagons to prevent drag-brake and runaway events.
RSSB7311000025 Aug 2023£71k8 moClosed
GCP CSETS2 & Cambourne to Cambridge Ricardo Rail safety verification work
Cambridgeshire County Council7150000017 Apr 2023£30k1.7 yrsClosed
Rugby Parkway Station - CSM & Interoperability
Warwickshire County Council7130000001 Apr 2022£25k7 moClosed
CP1966-20 - AsBo / NoBo / DeBo Services
Devon County Council7131000005 Oct 2020£82k1.5 yrsClosed
PROVISION OF COMMON SAFETY METHOD SUPPORT FOR RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
West Midlands Combined Authority7131130027 Jan 2019—4 yrsClosed
ATC Engineering Resources
Transport for London7124000003 Aug 2016£333k3.1 yrsClosed
AsBo and NoBo consultants
Transport for Wales71313410———Live
Total live value — · mean award £53k1–10 of 14

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 83%

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

✓ From notices
1
Transport for London
1 contract
45%
since 2016
2
RSSB
2 contracts
27%
since 2023
3
Devon County Council
1 contract
11%
since 2020
4
RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED
1 contract
10%
since 2024
5
Cambridgeshire County Council
1 contract
4%
since 2023
6
Warwickshire County Council
1 contract
3%
since 2022
7
Translink
4 contracts
0%
since 2026
8
West Midlands Combined Authority
1 contract
0%
since 2018
9
Transport for Wales
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London4 contracts
82%
South West1 contract
11%
Eastern1 contract
4%
West Midlands2 contracts
3%
Northern Ireland4 contracts
0%
Wales2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). RICARDO RAIL LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£14.2m6
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m5
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£4.2m4
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£3.7m2
C&
CURRIE & BROWN UK LIMITED
No£3.6m2
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RICARDO RAIL LIMITED
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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 -30d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
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.

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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.
03226319
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Jul 1996
Reg. office
Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FG
SIC codes
74909
Last accounts
30 Jun 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SHARP, Jamie John — director
    Appointed 24 Mar 2026
  • PASCOE, Alexander James — director
    Appointed 26 May 2023
  • CARMICHAEL, Iain Macfadyen — director
    Appointed 08 Apr 2022
  • Ricardo Investments Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 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.

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RICARDO RAIL LIMITED
03226319 · this company

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