At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
McLays Ltd has won £32.0m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED at 100% · 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.
Extracted automatically from mclaysfoods.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.
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
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 · 1
Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.
Extracted automatically from mclaysfoods.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.
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 · 10 live · 1 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | — | 15 Jul 2026 | £32.0m | 2 yrs | pending | |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) | 15100000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Scotland Excel | 03220000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| APUC Limited | 15100000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| APUC Limited | 03221000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Scotland Excel | 15100000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| TUCO Ltd | 15300000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Scottish Prison Service | 15000000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd) | 15110000 | — | — | — | Live | |
| Scottish Prison Service | 15100000 | — | — | — | Live |
Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 100%
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). McLays Ltd highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | £45.0m | 1 | |
MC McLays Ltd | Yes | £32.0m | — |
| Yes | £15.3m | 2 | |
| Yes | £4.4m | 4 | |
| Yes | £4.3m | 2 | |
| Yes | £4.2m | 3 |
Red flags · 0 active
Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.
Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
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
UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.
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.
- SC265647
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 29 Mar 2004
- Reg. office
- 70 Glentanar Road, Balmore Industrial Estate, Glasgow, Strathclyde,, G22 7XS
- SIC codes
- 46320
- Last accounts
- 30 Sept 2024
- Next accounts due
- 30 Jun 2026
Directors & PSC
- MCLAY, John Robertson — secretaryAppointed 21 Jun 2018
- MCLAY, Craig — directorAppointed 25 Oct 2017
- MCLAY, Andrew — directorAppointed 05 Aug 2015
- MCLAY, John Robertson — directorAppointed 07 May 2004
- Mr Craig Mclay — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
- Andrew Mclay — person with significant controlownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
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 · 2/5
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.
Extracted automatically from mclaysfoods.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.