At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
Rapid Electronics Ltd has won £3.3m across 14 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium at 73% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- 1734 - Framework for the Supply of Engineering Tools, General Items and Spare Parts/Consumables
- Electronic Components and Associated Products, Services Kits, Tools, Fixings, Test & Measurement Equipment & Batteries
Extracted automatically from rapidonline.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.
No case studies yet
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Buyer references
Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.
No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships · 1
Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.
Extracted automatically from rapidonline.com 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.
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 · 8 live · 14 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Education Authority | — | 01 Jun 2026 | £446k | 1.5 yrs | pending | |
| University of Bristol | 38000000 | 19 Dec 2024 | £62k | 13 mo | Closed | |
| University of Bristol | 38000000 | 01 Feb 2025 | — | 5 yrs | Live | |
| University of Portsmouth e-Tendering | 42997300 | 24 Jan 2025 | — | 13 mo | Closed | |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | 38000000 | 08 Jul 2024 | £36k | 1 mo | Closed | |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 38340000 | 11 Jan 2024 | £10k | — | Closed | |
| ASTON UNIVERSITY | 44316400 | 01 Jun 2023 | £75k | — | Closed | |
| Newcastle University | 30200000 | 04 Apr 2023 | £35k | 6 mo | Closed | |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 39173000 | 16 Nov 2022 | £11k | — | Closed | |
| CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED | 24951000 | 29 Jul 2020 | £19k | 4 yrs | Closed |
Top buyers · 14 buyers · top 3 = 90%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Rapid Electronics Ltd highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | £5.2m | 3 | |
| Yes | £3.3m | 1 | |
| Yes | £1.7m | 5 | |
| Yes | £1.6m | 7 | |
| No | £1.4m | 2 | |
RE Rapid Electronics Ltd | Yes | £446k | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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
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.
Registered details
- Company no.
- 01509592
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 28 Jul 1980
- Reg. office
- Severalls Hall, Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JS
- SIC codes
- 46520
- Last accounts
- 31 Dec 2024
- Next accounts due
- 30 Sept 2026
Directors & PSC
- BATES, James Glen — directorAppointed 24 Jul 2025
- KEENAN, Andrew — directorAppointed 12 Feb 2024
- PARRY, Edward — directorAppointed 15 Sept 2023
- Rapid Electronics Holdings Ltd — person with significant controlownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies 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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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No social-value commitments yet
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