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SEAL Analytical Limited

Laboratory equipment · King's Lynn
SME

SEAL Analytical Limited specializes in automated analyzers for environmental laboratories, providing solutions for accurate and efficient water analysis. They have been in the industry for over 60 years.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.4m
Live
6
Buyers
11
12m
£7.1m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 13
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — SEAL Analytical LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

SEAL Analytical Limited has won £7.4m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Northern Ireland Water Limited at 95% · 100% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 13Live contracts
95%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.

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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 · 4
Discrete AnalyzersAnalyzers designed for environmental labs to perform discrete analysis. ↗Continuous Flow AnalyzersSegmented flow nutrient testing analyzers for environmental applications. ↗Robotic SystemsAutomated systems for laboratory analysis. ↗Digestion SystemsSystems designed for sample digestion in environmental analysis. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • UK SBS RE17188 UK SBS 4-channel segmented micro-flow auto-analyserUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £40k

Extracted automatically from seal-analytical.com 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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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 6 live · 7 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
F002 Framework for Supply, delivery and/or installation, calibration, maintenance and repair of equipment for NIW Science Centres
Northern Ireland Water Limited—01 Jun 2026£7.0m5 yrsLive
Automated Multi-Chemistry Discrete Analyser (AQ400), Annual SEAL Repair and Maintenance Agreement (Basic Contract) and PC Pack
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology3843456004 Aug 2025£55k2.2 yrsLive
CEFAS22-153 Segmented Flow Analyser
DEFRA3843400021 Dec 2022£50k3 moClosed
Contract for the Supply and Installation of AQ400 Series Discrete Analyser system to the University of Birmingham
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM3800000003 May 2022£34k3 moClosed
Award of Lab Equipment (Discrete analyser (benchtop) SEAL
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED3918100029 Nov 2021£48k12 moClosed
Multi-channel Seal AA500 instrument
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology3936000020 Sept 2021£59k3 moClosed
ARE/003339
Nottingham Trent University3310000011 Jan 2018£46k—Closed
UK SBS RE17188 UK SBS 4-channel segmented micro-flow auto-analyser
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED9000000004 Jul 2017£40k12 moClosed
Provision of a Segmented-Flow Nutrient Auto-Analyser
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON3843400003 Mar 2017£33k2.1 yrsClosed
Replacement of a Seagoing Inorganic Nutrient Autoanalyser
National Oceanography Centre————Live
Total live value £7.1m · mean award £566k1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 97%

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

✓ From notices
1
Northern Ireland Water Limited
1 contract
95%
since 2026
2
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2 contracts
2%
since 2021
3
DEFRA
1 contract
1%
since 2022
4
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
1 contract
1%
since 2021
5
Nottingham Trent University
1 contract
1%
since 2018
6
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
1%
since 2017
7
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
0%
since 2022
8
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
1 contract
0%
since 2017
9
National Oceanography Centre
1 contract
0%
10
Queen's University Belfast
1 contract
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
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
Northern Ireland4 contracts
97%
West Midlands2 contracts
1%
London1 contract
1%
East Midlands1 contract
1%
South West1 contract
1%
South East2 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SR
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
No£360.0m3
SA
SEAL Analytical Limited
Yes£7.1m—
JA
Just Ask Services
No£2.6m1
KW
Kenny Waste Management Ltd
Yes£2.5m1
SL
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£1.5m4
HS
Hamilton Sales & Services UK Ltd
No£791k1
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Red flags · 0 active

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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 30 Nov 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
04008521
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Jun 2000
Reg. office
7 Regis Place, Bergen Way, King's Lynn, PE30 2JN
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
30 Nov 2024
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2026

Directors & PSC

  • DOUGLASS, Andrew Stephen — secretary
    Appointed 06 Jun 2025
  • MILLS, James Alan — director
    Appointed 23 Jul 2021
  • OSBORNE, Mark Jonathan — director
    Appointed 20 Jul 2021
  • Porvair Plc — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

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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SEAL ANALYTICAL LIMITED
04008521 · this company

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