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BLACK RAINBOW LIMITED

Software packages · Bethesda
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Black Rainbow Limited offers the NIMBUS ecosystem, a configurable platform for digital forensics, case management, and intelligence management tailored for law enforcement, government, and corporate sectors.

blackrainbow.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£12.3m
Live
4
Buyers
8
12m
£337k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 9
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — BLACK RAINBOW LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

BLACK RAINBOW LIMITED has won £12.3m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer MINT Commercial Services LLP at 43% · 100% in Software packages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 9Live contracts
43%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.

⚑ 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.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
NIMBUS IntelligenceDelivers a best-practice approach to intelligence management. ↗NIMBUS InvestigatorA comprehensive investigation lifecycle platform. ↗NIMBUS ForensicsA comprehensive platform for forensic case management. ↗

Extracted automatically from blackrainbow.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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 · 4 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Variation to increase Licence Numbers for DEvA Project: Case Management System for Digital Forensics (Nimbus)
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire4810000001 May 2026£337k17 moLive
SWF Regional Forensic Case Management System
South West Police Procurement Service7200000006 Nov 2024£1.6m3 yrsLive
Nimbus Licenses
Competition and Markets Authority7222230014 Aug 2023£44k2 yrsClosed
Forensic Case Management System
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP4890000003 Oct 2022£1.7m4 yrsLive
Black Rainbow's Case, Investigations and Quality Management Software.
SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE4831110004 Jan 2022£201k12 moClosed
Forensic Case Management System (1)
7 Forces Procurement4800000015 Apr 2021£3.0m5 yrsClosed
Specialist Police Competencies and Assets
MINT Commercial Services LLP4800000001 Dec 2020£5.3m4 yrsClosed
NUIX Cloud Solution Design and Recommendation Report
Competition and Markets Authority3242400014 Dec 2018£83k5 moClosed
Dynamic decision and Case Management System
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE72000000———Live
Total live value £3.6m · mean award £1.4m

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 82%

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

✓ From notices
1
MINT Commercial Services LLP
1 contract
43%
since 2020
2
7 Forces Procurement
1 contract
24%
since 2021
3
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMP
1 contract
14%
since 2022
4
South West Police Procurement Service
1 contract
13%
since 2024
5
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire
1 contract
3%
since 2026
6
SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE
1 contract
2%
since 2021
7
Competition and Markets Authority
2 contracts
1%
since 2018
8
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Software packages48
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
East Midlands2 contracts
46%
Eastern1 contract
24%
North West1 contract
14%
South West1 contract
13%
London4 contracts
3%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). BLACK RAINBOW LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.6m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
TS
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
No£18.0m2
BR
BLACK RAINBOW LIMITED
Yes£337k—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 Jan 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 19 Jan 2027
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.

✓ From notices
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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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
07116196
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
05 Jan 2010
Reg. office
Garnedd, Tanysgafell, Bethesda, Bethesda, LL57 4AJ
SIC codes
74100
Last accounts
31 Jan 2025
Next accounts due
31 Oct 2026

Directors & PSC

  • EKELUND, Anna Ida — director
    Appointed 07 Apr 2021
  • BLISS, Steve Mark — secretary
    Appointed 05 Jan 2010
  • BLISS, Stephen Mark — director
    Appointed 05 Jan 2010
  • Miss Anna Ida Ekelund — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Stephen Mark Bliss — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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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BLACK RAINBOW LIMITED
07116196 · this company

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