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PBU (UK) LTD

Newcastle Upon Tyne
SME

PBU (UK) Ltd is a specialist company in Horizontal Directional Drilling and multi-utility works, providing services for underground installations in power, water, gas, telecoms, and civil engineering projects.

pbul.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.0m
Live
1
Buyers
2
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 2
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — PBU (UK) LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PBU (UK) LTD has won £1.0m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Durham County Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 2Live contracts
100%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.

⚑ Self-reported
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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 · 8
Green Energy ConnectionsWind, Solar, Battery and Interconnectors
Cable and Pipe InstallationInstalling, Testing and Maintaining a wide range of pipelines & Cables
Horizontal Directional DrillingAll methods of tracking and Steering
Design and Feasibility StudiesAll types of work including Topography and profiling.
ExcavationTrenching & Deep Excavation
Trackway HireIsoTrack X Heavy Duty Ground Protection Mats
StreetworksMulti Utility Installation
Radar SurveysRail Tunnel & Track condition surveys
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Framework Agreement for Provision of Directional DrillingDurham County Council · £1.0m

Extracted automatically from pbul.co.uk 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.

✓ 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 · 7

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

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Core credentials · 3/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalISO✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyISO✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
Achilles UVDBother
Alcumus ISOQARUKAS · other
FORSother
LRQAother

Extracted automatically from pbul.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.

✓ 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 · 1 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for Provision of Directional Drilling
Durham County Council4510000024 Feb 2020£1.0m4 yrsClosed
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services
Wales And West Utilities————Live
Total live value — · mean award £500k

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Durham County Council
1 contract
100%
since 2020
2
Wales And West Utilities
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East1 contract
100%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). PBU (UK) LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MS
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
No£981.9m9
H(
HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction Limited
No£981.7m2
CO
Costain Ltd
No£981.7m2
AC
Amentum Clean Energy Limited
No£575.0m2
SH
Shepley
No£575.0m1
P(
PBU (UK) LTD
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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
Due in -11d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 26 Mar 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

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
05928836
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
08 Sept 2006
Reg. office
C/O Robson Laidler Fernwood House Fernwood Road, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TJ
SIC codes
43120
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • PLASKETT, Gary — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 2023
  • SMITH, Andrew David — director
    Appointed 30 Jan 2023
  • BINGLEY, Sharon Mary — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2023
  • PORTER, Lee Gardiner — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2011
  • Porter Brothers Holdings 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.

↔ From Cos House
£

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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PBU (UK) LTD
05928836 · this company

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