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MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED

Gillingham
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Awarded
£15.0m
Live
26
Buyers
21
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts26 / 52
  • Top buyers21
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED has won £15.0m across 21 public-sector buyers, with 26 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer London Universities Purchasing Consortium at 44% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
26 of 52Live contracts
44%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • UK SBS RE21225 Laboratory Consumables FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £297k
  • Supply of Immunology Multiplex Assay Kits to APHAANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · £75k
  • UKHSA_Scientific_Provision of RO Water purification systemUK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY · £45k

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

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

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 · 26 live · 26 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
GB-London: UKRI-4607 FBS Specific Batch Upfront Purchase & Stock Reservation
UK Research and Innovation3314151029 Jan 2025£49k12 moClosed
UKRI-GSS24614 SDA millipore consumables Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4212250001 Apr 2024£19k12 moClosed
Service of Milli-Q water purification systems
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew6512200022 Jul 2024£40k3 yrsLive
Supply of Immunology Multiplex Assay Kits to APHA
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY7190000018 Jul 2024£75k2 yrsLive
UKRI-GSS24482 Renewal Service Contract Service Water units Consumables Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3116140001 Jun 2024£21k12 moClosed
UKRI-GSS24464 Service contract for water purifiers Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3116140001 Aug 2024£10k12 moClosed
P36170 Call-off from UKSBS Chemicals FW Merck
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS3369650001 Jul 2024£90k1.5 yrsClosed
Consumables & Service Plan for Cambridge Lab Water Systems
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4291230004 Apr 2024£12k—Closed
GSS24270
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED6510000026 Mar 2024£35k12 moClosed
UKRI- GSS24273 Service Contract Water Units Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3800000001 Mar 2024£14k12 moClosed
Total live value £139k · mean award £289k1–10 of 52

Top buyers · 21 buyers · top 3 = 89%

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

✓ From notices
1
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
1 contract
44%
since 2021
2
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
33%
since 2020
3
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
12%
since 2021
4
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
17 contracts
4%
since 2022
5
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
2 contracts
3%
since 2021
6
DEFRA
1 contract
1%
since 2022
7
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1 contract
1%
since 2024
8
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
1 contract
0%
since 2024
9
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
2 contracts
0%
since 2022
10
UK Research & Innovation
1 contract
0%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London4 contracts
48%
West Midlands1 contract
34%
South East4 contracts
13%
South West29 contracts
5%
North East2 contracts
0%
Wales2 contracts
0%
Scotland5 contracts
0%
Northern Ireland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m4
J&
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL LIMITED
Yes£9.1m10
ML
MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED
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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
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 25 Oct 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

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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00660457
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 May 1960
Reg. office
The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4XT
SIC codes
46750
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CARASS, Andrew David — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2024
  • MASSEY, Alison Eve — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2023
  • A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED — corporate secretary
    Appointed 01 May 2014
  • Millipore (Uk) Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 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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MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED
00660457 · this company

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