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MetPrep Limited

Coventry
SME

MetPrep Limited is a specialist supplier of laboratory equipment and supplies, particularly for metallurgical and petrographic laboratories in industry and universities. They offer a range of products including analytical instrumentation, consumables, and microscopy equipment.

metprep.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.1m
Live
6
Buyers
13
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 20
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
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Quick answer — MetPrep LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

MetPrep Limited has won £1.1m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK Research & Innovation at 32% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 20Live contracts
32%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 · 1
Laboratory ServicingMetPrep has a fully staffed Service Department to look after all routine and non-routine service requirements. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • RFQ - Semi-Automatable Microscopy SystemNational Physical Laboratory · £76k
  • RFQ -Procurement of Ammonia and Amines in Biomethane AnalyserNational Physical Laboratory · £50k
  • Metallographic Cut-off Machine - contract awardNational Physical Laboratory · £35k
  • CEFAS24-89 Provision of an Automatic Cutting MachineCENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE · £32k

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

Case studies

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 6 live · 14 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Supply & Installation of a Thin Section Scanner (TSS)
UK Research & Innovation3840000020 Nov 2024£369k4 moClosed
CEFAS24-89 Provision of an Automatic Cutting Machine
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE3800000009 Aug 2024£32k12 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-3935 Z-903 LIBS (Alloy) instrument
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council1462000028 Mar 2024£47k—Closed
project_3095 - Provision of Digital Microscope
Department for International Trade3830000023 Feb 2024£113k5 yrsLive
GB-Middlesbrough: NZIIC Handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Analyser
Teesside University3311400008 May 2023£56k3 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2838 Zeiss SmartZoom 5 Digital Microscope
UK Research and Innovation3851000027 Jan 2023£68k2 moClosed
UKRI-2652 Confocal Laser scanning microscope
UK Research and Innovation3851000002 Dec 2022£135k2 moClosed
RFQ -Procurement of Ammonia and Amines in Biomethane Analyser
National Physical Laboratory3800000011 Nov 2022£50k14 moClosed
RFQ - Semi-Automatable Microscopy System
National Physical Laboratory3800000026 Aug 2022£76k7 moClosed
Optical Microscope with Transmitted Light & Hot Stage - AWARD
University of Warwick3863400013 Jun 2022—12 moClosed
Total live value £113k · mean award £57k1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 64%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK Research & Innovation
2 contracts
32%
since 2024
2
UK Research and Innovation
3 contracts
18%
since 2022
3
National Physical Laboratory
3 contracts
14%
since 2021
4
Department for International Trade
1 contract
10%
since 2024
5
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
7%
since 2019
6
Teesside University
1 contract
5%
since 2023
7
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER
1 contract
4%
since 2017
8
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council
1 contract
4%
since 2024
9
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
3%
since 2022
10
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
2 contracts
3%
since 2024

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West8 contracts
63%
South East3 contracts
16%
London1 contract
11%
North West1 contract
5%
West Midlands2 contracts
3%
Eastern2 contracts
3%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). MetPrep Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m5
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£3.9m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£1.9m1
ME
MetPrep Limited
Yes——
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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 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 04 Sept 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.
02639800
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
21 Aug 1991
Reg. office
1 Falkland Close, Charter Avenue Industrial Estate, Coventry, CV4 8AU
SIC codes
46900
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • ASHBY, Keith Leonard — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2008
  • Mrs Beverly Alexandra Ashby — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent as trust · voting rights 25 to 50 percent as trust
  • Mr Keith Leonard Ashby — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent as trust · voting rights 25 to 50 percent as trust

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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METPREP LIMITED
02639800 · this company

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