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ISTEC SERVICES LTD

Hertford
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ISTEC Services Ltd is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialist military equipment, focusing on weapon mounting systems and ancillaries for land, sea, and air applications. They are certified and approved suppliers for the UK MoD and US DoD.

istec.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£21.1m
Live
6
Buyers
6
12m
£4.1m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 17
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — ISTEC SERVICES LTDUpdated 10 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ISTEC SERVICES LTD has won £21.1m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC at 43% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 17Live contracts
43%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Weapon Mounting SystemsDesign, manufacture, and supply of weapon mounting systems for various environments. ↗Integrated Logistic SupportSupport services applied to all product development and supply. ↗

Extracted automatically from istec.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships · 1

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

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Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from istec.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

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Contracts · 6 live · 11 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
IRM24/7689 The Supply of Universal Gun Mount Spares and Associated Items TN
Ministry of Defence, DIO,—24 Oct 2025£4.1m4 yrspending
IRM21/7576 - Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and Associated Items
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC3532130001 Nov 2022£4.6m3 yrsClosed
ISTEC Combined Support Contract
Ministry of Defence, DIO,5062000031 Aug 2021£521k5 yrsLive
SWING ARM GUN MOUNT SPARES, REPAIRS AND POST DESIGN SERVICES
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team3531000001 Jan 2018£800k6 yrsClosed
Procurement of Universal Gun Mounts and accessories
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC3532130002 Aug 2017£4.2m5 yrsClosed
SWING ARM GUN MOUNT SPARES, REPAIRS AND POST DESIGN SERVICES
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team3531000001 Oct 2017£800k5 yrsClosed
Universal Gun Mount Spares
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC3534100016 Mar 2017£276k7 moClosed
GB-Bristol: Land Vehicle Exercise (LVEX) SBRI Phase 2-Signature Reduction MOLLE
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other7343300026 Apr 2016£35k9 moClosed
Land Vehicle Exercise (LVEX) SBRI Phase2 - ISTEC Signature Reduction Molle
Ministry of Defence, DIO,3952200026 Apr 2016£35k9 moClosed
Istec Combined Support
Ministry of Defence, DIO,5062000018 Nov 2015£194k3 yrsClosed
Total live value £521k · mean award £1.2m1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 93%

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

✓ From notices
1
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
3 contracts
43%
since 2017
2
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
8 contracts
42%
since 2015
3
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team
2 contracts
8%
since 2017
4
Defence Equipment and Support
1 contract
7%
5
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
1 contract
0%
since 2016
6
Babcock Land Defence Limited
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West6 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 14% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ISTEC SERVICES LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
FU
FN UK Limited
Yes£40.0m1
IS
ISTEC SERVICES LTD
Yes£4.1m—
AP
Axon Public Safety UK Limited
No£3.9m1
VE
Ventro Ltd
Yes£3.2m1
NL
NSAF Ltd T/A Heckler & Koch UK
Yes£1.1m2
MI
MFC International Limited
No£30k1
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -42d
Next due 01 Jul 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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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.
02337097
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
20 Jan 1989
Reg. office
8 Bluecoats Avenue, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1PB
SIC codes
74100
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • QUELCH, Anne — director
    Appointed 22 Jul 2016
  • COULSON, Michael Joseph — director
    Appointed 20 Dec 1991
  • High Water Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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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ISTEC SERVICES LIMITED
02337097 · this company

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