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VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD

Laboratory equipment · Lutterworth
Large
uk.vwr.com ↗
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Awarded
£145.2m
Live
44
Buyers
51
12m
£511k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts44 / 180
  • Top buyers51
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — VWR INTERNATIONAL LTDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD has won £145.2m across 51 public-sector buyers, with 44 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Public Health England at 33% · 49% in Laboratory equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
44 of 180Live contracts
33%Top-buyer concentration
49%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 · 6 from notices
  • 33547 - Provision of Laboratory Chemicals and ConsumablesDEFRA · £31.1m
  • National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and ServicesPublic Health England · £25.6m
  • Framework of Suppliers to provide GMP Equipment for Vaccines ProjectCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £10.0m
  • UK SBS RE18339 Molecular Biology and Laboratory Chemicals ProductsUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £2.7m
  • UK SBS RE160396 Supply of Laboratory Consumables Request for ProposalUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £2.0m
  • Framework of suppliers to provide lab equipment and associated after sales servicesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £833k

Case studies

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

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No case studies yet

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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 · 44 live · 136 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
C32394 - Supply of x 2 CO2 Incubators for APHA
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY3800000029 Dec 2025£20k3.2 yrsLive
Supply of Cell Imaging System
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY3800000027 Nov 2025£82k16 moLive
Purchase of Fridges and Freezers - Framework Competition - LAB5061 LU
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency5143000007 Oct 2025£300k3 yrsLive
Supply of Dried Blood Spot Cards
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY3314000030 Jul 2025£109k2 yrsLive
Labs Consumables ePunchout 2
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON3300000001 Jun 2025£1.5m2 yrsLive
GSS25021 - Sartorius Cubis® II Microbalances.
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4292300013 Jan 2025£18k2 moClosed
Call Off Agreement for the Purchase of Laboratory Consumables and Laboratory Chemicals
NHSBT - Clinical Services3310000001 Jan 2025£1.9m2 yrsLive
CENTRAL Centrifuge and Ancillary Equipment
University of Bristol3800000008 Jan 2025£71k1 moClosed
Procurement of UV-Vis Scanning Spectrometers
University of Bristol3800000016 Dec 2024£129k3 moClosed
Call-off from UKSBS Chemicals Framework VWR
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS3369650001 Jul 2024£100k1.5 yrsClosed
Total live value £35.5m · mean award £806k1–10 of 180

Top buyers · 51 buyers · top 3 = 66%

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

✓ From notices
1
Public Health England
16 contracts
33%
since 2016
2
DEFRA
15 contracts
22%
since 2015
3
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
26 contracts
12%
since 2020
4
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
10 contracts
8%
since 2018
5
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
5%
since 2021
6
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
11 contracts
4%
since 2017
7
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
6 contracts
4%
since 2017
8
NEUPC Ltd
2 contracts
4%
since 2020
9
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
14 contracts
2%
since 2021
10
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
1%
since 2017

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value.

✓ From notices
Laboratory equipment38
49%
Installation services51
29%
Medical equipment33
21%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London43 contracts
71%
North East12 contracts
10%
South West25 contracts
6%
West Midlands14 contracts
5%
Yorkshire4 contracts
4%
South East8 contracts
3%
Eastern7 contracts
1%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%
North West1 contract
0%
Northern Ireland3 contracts
0%
Wales3 contracts
0%
Scotland7 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m6
HO
Hologic LTD
Yes£9.1m3
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VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD
No£511k—
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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 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Oct 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

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
01932827
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Jul 1985
Reg. office
Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN
SIC codes
46750 · 46900
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GLOVER, Martin Lee — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2024
  • JOYCE, Barry — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2024
  • MOORE, Lisa Adele — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2024
  • MOORE, Lisa Adele — secretary
    Appointed 30 Sept 2024
  • Vwr Holdco Limited — 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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VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD
01932827 · this company

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