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Oxford Instruments

Oxon
Largedissolved

Oxford Instruments is a leading provider of high technology products and services for research and industry, specializing in various applications including advanced manufacturing, bio imaging, and quantum technologies.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.3m
Live
9
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 12
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Oxford InstrumentsUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Oxford Instruments has won £2.3m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts.

Why: top buyer University of Leeds at 95% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
dissolvedCompany status
9 of 12Live contracts
95%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 · 3
Service SupportGlobal services and support for various applications and products. ↗TrainingTraining services for product and application support. ↗Application & Product SupportSupport for applications and products. ↗

Extracted automatically from oxinst.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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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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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 · 9 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
UPG-CONT-ARC 3 controller upgrade
University of Leeds3851000031 Mar 2025£46k12 moClosed
202122/547 Supply of up to four dry etch and deposition systems
University of Leeds2252000010 Dec 2023£2.2m3 yrsLive
GB-Egham: RHUL-23066 Procurement of 3no Power Supplier Units for Superconducting Magnets
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London3168100001 Mar 2023£18k12 moClosed
Fast turnaround, cryogen-free, sub-2K cryostat - AWARD
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER3800000001 Jul 2016£88k2 yrsClosed
PURCH2490 Provision of Dilution Refrigerator with Extremely Low Temperatures
University of Glasgow————Live
UPG-CONT-ARC 3 controller upgrade
University of Leeds————Live
202122/547 Supply of up to four dry etch and deposition systems
University of Leeds22520000———Live
Direct award for the Provision of Service Contract for the JWNC Oxford Instrument 6 Tools/Chambers
University of Glasgow————Live
Service contract for OIPT Plasma Tools
Cardiff University————Live
PURCH2700 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase order a Semiconductor & General-Purpose Plasma Etching Tool
University of Glasgow————Live
Total live value £2.2m · mean award £192k1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
University of Leeds
4 contracts
95%
since 2023
2
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER
1 contract
4%
since 2016
3
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London
1 contract
1%
since 2023
4
University of Glasgow
5 contracts
0%
5
Cardiff University
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
95%
North West1 contract
4%
South East1 contract
1%
Scotland5 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Oxford Instruments highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TP
TSQUARED P2 LIMITED
Yes£3.3m1
KS
Kyma S.p.A.
Yes£2.2m1
BU
BRUKER UK LIMITED
Yes£1.9m6
SL
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£1.5m8
FU
FEI UK LIMITED
Yes£1.4m4
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Red flags · 1 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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Company status: Dissolved. Companies House records this company as last active 04 Jun 2019.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Dissolved
Last active 04 Jun 2019
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2017
Confirmation statement
—
No filing on record
Outstanding charges
0
All historic charges satisfied
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.
01581072
Status
Dissolved
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Aug 1981
Reg. office
Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5QX
SIC codes
26511
Last accounts
31 Mar 2017

Directors & PSC

  • JOHNSON-BRETT, Susan Karen — director
    Appointed 08 Apr 2016
  • CURTIS, Thomas — director
    Appointed 04 Jan 2011
  • JOHNSON-BRETT, Susan Karen — secretary
    Appointed 15 Jan 2007
  • Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors · significant influence or control

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.

↔ From Cos House
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLASMA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
01581072 · this company

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