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Building Research Establishment Limited

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Large

Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE) offers a wide range of services related to the built environment, including strategic advisory, testing, and certification.

bregroup.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£15.8m
Live
9
Buyers
33
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 57
  • Top buyers33
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — Building Research Establishment LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Building Research Establishment Limited has won £15.8m across 33 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 33% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 57Live contracts
33%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
Services · 4
Strategic AdvisoryServices include strategic advisory route mapping, BREEAM in use pilot, and post occupancy evaluation. ↗Testing and CertificationIncludes fire safety testing, materials testing, and environmental assessments. ↗StandardsTesting against various standards including thermal, environmental, and health and safety. ↗Housing Data & InsightsServices include national housing surveys and housing quality and energy analysis. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • FM21105 - Lot 1 - Technical Services to Maintain the Methodology for Calculating Energy Performance of Domestic Buildings - Ongoing Maintenance of SAP and RdSAP 10 MethodologiesUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.5m
  • Building the Evidence Base for Proposed Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Two Waste Streams Identified in the Resource & Waste StrategyDEFRA · £79k
  • PS21180 - The material requirements of the 2050 Construction SectorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £51k
  • SBRI - Boosting Access for SMEs to Energy Efficiency (BASEE) CompetitionBusiness Energy and Industrial Strategy · —
  • Specialist Providers Lot 13 data CollectionPublic Health England · —

Extracted automatically from bregroup.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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No case studies yet

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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

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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 · 9 live · 48 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ECO4 Technical Advice on Scoring Methodology
Ofgem7311000009 Jun 2025£70k12 moClosed
Technical services to maintain the methodology for calculating energy performance of domestic buildings.
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ7300000011 Jul 2025£50k3 yrsLive
Contract Award Notice Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 6
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7200000006 May 2025£270k2 yrsLive
Contract Award Notice - Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 4
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7200000006 May 2025£2.1m2 yrsLive
Fuel Poverty Modelling
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7131430015 Jul 2024£1.3m2 yrsLive
CCOS N - SADC Theatre Redevelopment Carbon Consultancy Services
St Albans City & District7153000003 Nov 2022£39k3 moClosed
Carrying out a House Condition Survey of housing stock in the West Berkshire District - AWARD
West Berkshire7033300005 Sept 2022£50k4 moClosed
Ofgem 2022-048 Technical Advice for the ECO4 Scheme
Ofgem7222000016 May 2022£40k1.8 yrsClosed
PS21180 - The material requirements of the 2050 Construction Sector
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7320000006 Jan 2022£51k3 moClosed
TERMITE MONITORING AND ERADICATION
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES7300000009 Dec 2021£98k4 moClosed
Total live value £3.7m · mean award £278k1–10 of 57

Top buyers · 33 buyers · top 3 = 70%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
4 contracts
33%
since 2021
2
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
3 contracts
23%
since 2024
3
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4 contracts
15%
since 2017
4
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
6 contracts
7%
since 2013
5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3 contracts
7%
since 2020
6
Crown Commercial Service
5 contracts
4%
since 2016
7
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
4 contracts
4%
since 2016
8
Office for National Statistics
1 contract
2%
since 2016
9
Ofgem
3 contracts
1%
since 2018
10
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
1 contract
1%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London20 contracts
52%
South West5 contracts
39%
North West7 contracts
5%
Wales2 contracts
3%
North East2 contracts
1%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Building Research Establishment Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
ME
Meridiam
No£2.0bn2
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
BR
Building Research Establishment Limited
No——
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 26 Jan 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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
03319324
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Feb 1997
Reg. office
Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX
SIC codes
72190
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SHAPIRO, Ian David — director
    Appointed 09 Sept 2025
  • RUDDER, Jennifer Lynn — director
    Appointed 24 Jul 2025
  • THOMPSON, Ashley George — secretary
    Appointed 30 Oct 2023
  • Bre Group Ltd — 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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BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED
03319324 · this company

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