⚠Companies House status: Liquidation — this supplier should not receive new awards without further checks.

Ratcliff and Roper (Printers) Ltd

SMEUK · DarlingtonCompany No. 00419065

Ratcliff and Roper (Printers) Ltd is a UK limited company, based in Darlington, incorporated in 1946. Has won 11 UK public-sector contracts worth £111.8m across 7 buyers, primarily NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT).

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

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no data

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

99%

NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT)

Risk signals · 3 active

Derived from Companies House filings. More sources (HMRC, Insolvency Service register, press) will be added incrementally.

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Company status: Liquidation

Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading. New awards should be paused pending resolution.

HIGH

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Insolvency case on record (1)

Most recent: creditors voluntary liquidation appointed 12 Nov 2025.

HIGH

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Annual accounts overdue

Filing was due 29 Jun 2025. Companies that miss filings are at higher risk of strike-off.

MEDIUM

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 99% of revenue.

NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT)

£111.1m

99%

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

£446k

YPO

£250k

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Digital Documents Solutions (DDS) Framework	NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT)	Shared contract	£111.1m lot total · 45 suppliers	01 Nov 2021	expired
2858/LM - Print services University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam University - Framework Agreement	UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD	Framework call off	£318k ceiling · ~£29k share (÷11)	01 Nov 2021	expired
YPO - 001069 Creative Agency, Brand Marketing, Public Relations & Public Affairs, Print and Video Production Services	YPO	Framework call off	£250k ceiling · ~£25k share (÷10)	01 Sept 2021	expired
1890/LM - Print Services Framework Agreement - High Quality Litho Sheet Fed, Digital Print & Wide Format Print	UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD	Framework call off	£128k ceiling · ~£14k share (÷9)	29 Aug 2018	expired
Digital Document Solutions	NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT)	Direct contract	—	—	active
2858LM – Print services for UoS and SHU - Framework Agreement	Sheffield Hallam University	Shared contract	— lot total · 11 suppliers	—	active
YPO - 001069 Creative Agency, Brand Marketing, Public Relations & Public Affairs, Print and Video Production Services	YPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 3 suppliers	—	active
Digital Document Solutions (DDS) Framework Agreement	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	Direct contract	—	—	active
Digital Document Solutions (DDS) Framework Agreement	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	Direct contract	—	—	active
Communications FW	NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED	Direct contract	—	—	active
Digital Document Solutions	NHS London Procurement Partnership	Shared contract	— lot total · 46 suppliers	—	active

Ratcliff and Roper (Printers) Ltd

Risk signals · 3 active

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 11 total · 7 active · 4 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

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