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MSDS Marine Ltd

R&D services · Holbrook
Large

MSDS Marine Ltd specializes in archaeological services, including marine geophysics, diving services, and public engagement related to marine heritage.

msdsmarine.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£349k
Live
5
Buyers
2
12m
£7k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 11
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — MSDS Marine LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

MSDS Marine Ltd has won £349k across 2 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Historic England at 100% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 11Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
100%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 · 12
Desk Based ServicesRetained Archaeologist ServicesMarine Geophysics & Remote SensingDiving ServicesConservation ServicesField Based ServicesEcosystems ServicesMarine Heritage CrimePublic Engagement, Schools and EventsStudents, Volunteers and TrainingMSDS Marine LibraryEquipment and Vessels

Extracted automatically from msdsmarine.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 · 2

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

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 2/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyISO✓

Extracted automatically from msdsmarine.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 · 5 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Accessing England's Protected Wrecks: Guidance Notes for Divers and Archaeologists (Third Edition) (NP358) - AWARD
Historic England7311200001 Oct 2025£7k5 moClosed
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) [PCR 2015] - AWARD
Historic England7135450001 Apr 2025£200k2 yrsLive
Dive Framework - Operation Dynamo sites - AWARD
Historic England7311200018 Jul 2024£27k8 moClosed
Dive Framework - Unidentified wooden wreck site, Goodwin Sands, off Kent - AWARD
Historic England7311200018 Jul 2024£53k8 moClosed
7685 Marine Geophysics Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (Second Edition) - AWARD
Historic England7300000027 Jun 2021£30k9 moClosed
Project Assurance Officer services in support of Historic England Grant Aided and Commissioned projects - AWARD
Historic England7300000018 Jan 2021—4 yrsClosed
7892 London Protected Wreck Site: Remote Sensing - AWARD
Historic England7300000014 Mar 2019£33k7 moClosed
DA - Archaeological Conservation consultancy for HE7629 Rooswijk - 1st April 2026 to 31st December 2026 - UID 274
Historic England————Live
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225)73110000———Live
Direct Award - Protective Marking for Protected Wreck Sites: Longevity Testing, Evidence Gathering and Distribution
Historic England————Live
Total live value £200k · mean award £32k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Historic England
10 contracts
100%
since 2019
2
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225)
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
R&D services73
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
South West10 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). MSDS Marine Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£8.7m8
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£4.3m5
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
MM
MSDS Marine Ltd
No£7k—
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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
Due in -10d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 30 Sept 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
09782276
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Sept 2015
Reg. office
The Dairy, Boothswood Farm, Moorside Lane, Holbrook, Derbyshire, DE56 0TU
SIC codes
74909
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • EVANS, Sally Jane — director
    Appointed 19 Nov 2019
  • JAMES, Alison — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2018
  • JAMES, Mark Edward — director
    Appointed 17 Sept 2015
  • Mrs Alison James — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Mark Edward James — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 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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MSDS MARINE LIMITED
09782276 · this company

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