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THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Edinburgh
SME
thistlescientific.co.uk ↗
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Awarded
£2.8m
Live
8
Buyers
12
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 16
  • Top buyers12
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED has won £2.8m across 12 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 89% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 16Live contracts
89%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • UK SBS RE160396 Supply of Laboratory Consumables Request for ProposalUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £2.0m
  • UK SBS RE21225 Laboratory Consumables FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £297k
  • UK SBS Non Disposable Handheld Pipettes, Repeaters and Pipette ControllersUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £182k

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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 · 8 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
UK SBS RE21225 Laboratory Consumables Framework
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED1599420001 Dec 2021£297k3 yrsClosed
qPCR Machine
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON3310000023 Jun 2022£31k2.5 yrsClosed
LAB-702905 I Fortuna Clean Bench
University Of The West Of England8000000011 May 2022£31k—Closed
36180 - Supply of Laboratory Consumables from the UK SBS Framework
DEFRA3369650027 May 2022£158k3.6 yrsClosed
Provision of filter tips (COVID-19)
Public Health England3843711008 Jan 2021£20k5 moClosed
UK SBS Non Disposable Handheld Pipettes, Repeaters and Pipette Controllers
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3843700019 Oct 2018£182k4 yrsClosed
Supply of Safety Cabinet
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust3310000015 Nov 2017£59k1 moClosed
UK SBS RE160396 Supply of Laboratory Consumables Request for Proposal
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED1599420028 May 2017£2.0m4 yrsClosed
Thermal cyclers
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST————Live
Award of Provision of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine
University of South Wales————Live
Total live value — · mean award £174k1–10 of 16

Top buyers · 12 buyers · top 3 = 97%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
4 contracts
89%
since 2017
2
DEFRA
1 contract
6%
since 2022
3
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
2%
since 2017
4
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
1 contract
1%
since 2022
5
University Of The West Of England
1 contract
1%
since 2022
6
Public Health England
1 contract
1%
since 2021
7
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
1 contract
0%
8
University of South Wales
1 contract
0%
9
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
1 contract
0%
10
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West5 contracts
90%
London3 contracts
6%
South East3 contracts
3%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Scotland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TP
TSQUARED P2 LIMITED
Yes£3.3m1
KS
Kyma S.p.A.
Yes£2.2m1
AP
Axon Public Safety UK Limited
No£2.1m1
BU
BRUKER UK LIMITED
Yes£1.7m5
SL
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£1.6m9
TS
THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Yes——
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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 08 Dec 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

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
SC180867
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
24 Nov 1997
Reg. office
1 Lochrin Square, 92-98 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QA
SIC codes
74909
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • CLEAVER, Helen Jayne — director
    Appointed 03 Aug 2021
  • CLEAVER, Adrian John — director
    Appointed 07 Jul 2017
  • Cleaver 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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THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
SC180867 · this company

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