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Ascend Laboratories UK Ltd

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Ascend Laboratories UK Ltd is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the marketing, sales, and distribution of generic medicinal products. They supply a wide range of high-quality prescription and OTC medicines, including controlled drugs, to the healthcare sector in the UK.

ascend-labs.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£972.3m
Live
11
Buyers
2
12m
£967.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 17
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — Ascend Laboratories UK LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ascend Laboratories UK Ltd has won £972.3m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts.

Why: top buyer NHS England at 100% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 17Live contracts
100%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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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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Marketing and SalesSpecializing in the marketing and sales of generic medicinal products.
Distribution of MedicinesEngaged in the distribution of prescription and OTC medicines, including controlled drugs.

Extracted automatically from ascend-labs.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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Buyer references

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

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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 · 4

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

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
MIAMHRA · Regulatory
Controlled Drug licenceMHRA · Regulatory
WDAMHRA · Regulatory
GMP certificatesMHRA · Certification

Extracted automatically from ascend-labs.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.

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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 · 11 live · 6 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
NHS National Generics Pharmaceuticals - Supply Chain Resilience
NHS England—01 Sept 2026£35.0m1.8 yrspending
NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026
NHS England—01 Jun 2026£529.1m1.9 yrspending
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 15c
NHS England—01 Jun 2026£403.7m2 yrspending
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 14c (CF Award - Part 2)
NHS England3360000001 Jun 2024£0.023 yrsLive
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 14a
NHS England3360000001 Feb 2023£2.1m2 yrsClosed
NHS National Pharmaceuticals Transition 2022_2
NHS England3360000001 Dec 2022£2.0m1.5 yrsClosed
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals- Transition 2021_1
NHS England3360000015 Apr 2021£443k14 moClosed
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 15c
NHS England————Live
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 15b
NHS England33600000———Live
NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals Wave 14c
NHS England33600000———Live
Total live value £0.02 · mean award £57.2m1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
NHS England
15 contracts
100%
since 2021
2
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire15 contracts
100%
North West2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Ascend Laboratories UK Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AL
Ascend Laboratories UK Ltd
Yes£967.8m—
DR
Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd
Yes£121.0m22
JA
Janssen-Cilag Ltd
Yes£117.6m18
AB
AbbVie Ltd
Yes£95.2m12
TA
Thornton and Ross Ltd
Yes£72.5m12
AC
ACCORD-UK LTD
Yes£71.2m21
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Red flags · 1 active

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

✓ Verified
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 28 Apr 2026.

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 Mar 2026
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 28 Apr 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.
09164483
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Aug 2014
Reg. office
Elsley Court, 20-22 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 8BE
SIC codes
46460
Last accounts
31 Mar 2026
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2027

Directors & PSC

  • DEORE, Snehal — director
    Appointed 24 Feb 2026
  • VERMA, Alok — director
    Appointed 28 Feb 2017
  • KUMAR, Amit — director
    Appointed 22 Sept 2016

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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ASCEND LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED
09164483 · this company

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