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Ricardo

R&D services · West Sussex
Large

Ricardo is a leading automotive and energy engineering and manufacturing consultancy. They provide a range of engineering services across various markets including automotive, aerospace, and energy.

ricardo.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.7m
Live
9
Buyers
15
12m
£100k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 19
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — RicardoUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ricardo has won £1.7m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 66% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 19Live contracts
66%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
Engineering ServicesAdvisoryControl and ElectronicsMechanical EngineeringSystems and AttributesPrototyping and Technology DemonstratorsTest and Validation
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • P5622 Habitats regulation assessmentHigh Peak Borough Council & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council · £18k

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

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Integrated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter and On-Board-ChargerVIC's Multi-Motor SUV Platform

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

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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 · 9 live · 10 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Industrial Electrification Investment Decision Research - AWARDED CONTRACT
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7311000002 Feb 2026£100k2 moClosed
Materials Recovery Facility Procurement Toolkit
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)—24 Jul 2025—5 moClosed
Advanced Fuels Fund Delivery Partner FY25/26
DfTc - Department for Transport6617000001 Apr 2025£350k15 moClosed
P5622 Habitats regulation assessment
High Peak Borough Council & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council7300000022 Jul 2024£18k8 moClosed
ITT for Project 10106701
UK Research & Innovation7942110001 Apr 2024£7k1.5 yrsClosed
ITT for project 10108322
UK Research & Innovation7942110001 Apr 2024£5k12 moClosed
ITT for project 10099681
UK Research & Innovation7942110001 Mar 2024£7k1.5 yrsClosed
Nutrient Budget Calculators
DEFRA9070000027 Sept 2021£51k6 moClosed
664_21 Consultancy Services
Espo6617000019 Apr 2021£1.1m2 yrsClosed
GB-Glasgow: 24 HR Telephone Svc -Dangerous Goods Tranportation
Ministry of Defence, LE7135600001 Aug 2019£59k4 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £91k1–10 of 19

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 92%

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

✓ From notices
1
Espo
2 contracts
66%
since 2021
2
DfTc - Department for Transport
1 contract
20%
since 2025
3
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
1 contract
6%
since 2026
4
Ministry of Defence, LE
1 contract
3%
since 2019
5
DEFRA
1 contract
3%
since 2021
6
UK Research & Innovation
3 contracts
1%
since 2024
7
High Peak Borough Council & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
1 contract
1%
since 2025
8
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
2 contracts
0%
since 2025
9
Staffordshire County Council
1 contract
0%
10
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
R&D services73
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
87%
London5 contracts
12%
South West3 contracts
1%
South East2 contracts
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%
North West1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 75% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
CI
CGI IT UK LIMITED
No£14.1m1
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£12.8m4
RI
Ricardo
No£100k—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
✓ 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 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 09 Mar 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
±

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

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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00222915
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
30 Jun 1927
Reg. office
Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FG
SIC codes
70100 · 71122
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • OMS O'DONNELL, Francisco Jason — director
    Appointed 19 May 2026
  • PASCOE, Alex — director
    Appointed 31 Dec 2025
  • BARNARD, Miles Lawrence — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2025
  • SEWELL, Karen Anne — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2025
  • SAGOO, Harpreet — secretary
    Appointed 11 Sept 2023
  • Wsp Group 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.

↔ From Cos House
RICARDO LIMITED
00222915 · this company

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