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HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICS

Laboratory equipment
SME
Not Provided ↗
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Awarded
£8.3m
Live
3
Buyers
4
12m
£4.0m
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  • Top buyers4
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Quick answer — HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICSUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICS has won £8.3m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DIO, at 48% · 100% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
3 of 6Live contracts
48%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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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

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

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • SUPPLY OF C2A2 SIGHT SPARESBABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £2.0m

Case studies

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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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Contracts · 3 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
IRM24/7679 - The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items
Ministry of Defence, DIO,3860000020 Nov 2025£4.0m3 yrsLive
The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated items
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Defence Support Group (DSG)3860000019 Oct 2020£1.0m2 yrsClosed
SUPPLY OF C2A2 SIGHT SPARES
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC3860000011 Mar 2020£2.0m2 yrsClosed
THE SUPPLY OF C2A2 SIGHT SPARES AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group3860000027 Apr 2020£1.3m5 yrsClosed
The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items
Ministry of Defence, DIO,————Live
The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items
Ministry of Defence, DIO,————Live
Total live value £4.0m · mean award £1.4m

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 88%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
3 contracts
48%
since 2025
2
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
1 contract
24%
since 2020
3
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group
1 contract
15%
since 2020
4
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Defence Support Group (DSG)
1 contract
12%
since 2020

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
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
West Midlands1 contract
100%
Region resolved for 12% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICS highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
H&
HALL & WATTS DEFENCE OPTICS
Yes£4.0m—
CZ
CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LIMITED
No£808k1
LP
LAMBDA PHOTOMETRICS LIMITED
No£160k1
SP
Sitek Process Solutions Inc
Yes£80k1
LA
Lasermet Ltd
No£64k1
HU
Horiba UK Limited
No£33k1
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

A Companies House number is on file but the record has not been synced yet.

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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00464047 · this company

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