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Bell and Bain

Glasgow
Large

Bell & Bain is a quality book and journal printing company based in Glasgow, offering lithographic and digital printing services. They have been in operation since 1831 and pride themselves on high-quality results and customer service.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.9m
Live
4
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 7
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Bell and BainUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Bell and Bain has won £5.9m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK Hydrographic Office at 78% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 7Live contracts
78%Top-buyer concentration
—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

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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.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
Lithographic PrintingHigh-quality lithographic printing using advanced technology.
Digital PrintingCost-effective digital printing for shorter print runs with high quality.
Paperback & Hardback BindingBinding services for both paperback and hardback formats.

Extracted automatically from bell-bain.com 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.

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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 · 2

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

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Core credentials · 2/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO ↗✓ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalISO ↗✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from bell-bain.com 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

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 3 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of Publication Printing and Fulfilment Services for the UKHO
UK Hydrographic Office7980000001 Mar 2021£4.6m3 yrsClosed
Supply of Interim Call Off Printing Services for the UKHO
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)7981000018 Feb 2020£640k6 moClosed
Supply of Interim Call Off Printing Services for the UKHO
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)7981000018 Feb 2020£640k6 moClosed
Print, Bind, Delivery of BL Publication
British Library Board————Live
Print, bind & delivery of Books
British Library Board————Live
Print, bind and delivery 4,500 copies of Bewitched
British Library Board————Live
Provision of Publication Printing and Fulfilment Services for the UKHO
UK Hydrographic Office79800000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £840k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK Hydrographic Office
2 contracts
78%
since 2021
2
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
2 contracts
22%
since 2020
3
British Library Board
3 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West2 contracts
100%
London3 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 78% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bell and Bain highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
GX
GXO
No£4.2bn1
HA
HH Associates Ltd (trading as HH Global)
Yes£190.5m2
RD
RESTORE DIGITAL LIMITED
No£105.0m2
J1
Johnsons 1871 Ltd
Yes£11.1m1
CD
Cirros Document Solutions Ltd
Yes£9.8m2
BA
Bell and Bain
No——
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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 23 Apr 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.

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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.

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Registered details

Company no.
SC002168
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 May 1891
Reg. office
303 Burnfield Road, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 7UQ
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • DOCHERTY, Ross Joseph — director
    Appointed 05 Jan 2026
  • WESTON, David John — director
    Appointed 27 May 2025
  • THOMSON, Kay Christine — secretary
    Appointed 04 Feb 2021
  • THOMSON, Kay Christine — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2020
  • BAILLIE, Karen — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2013
  • DOCHERTY, Stephen — director
    Appointed 25 Nov 2009
  • Bell & Bain (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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BELL & BAIN LIMITED
SC002168 · this company

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