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HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITED

Welwyn Garden City
SME

Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited specializes in the development and manufacturing of optical sensors, cameras, and light sources for various applications including life sciences and semiconductor manufacturing.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.6m
Live
15
Buyers
12
12m
£744k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 38
  • Top buyers12
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITEDUpdated 03 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITED has won £3.6m across 12 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK Research and Innovation at 23% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
15 of 38Live contracts
23%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.

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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 · 5
Optical SensorsDevices that detect and measure light. ↗CamerasHigh-performance imaging devices for various applications. ↗Light & Radiation SourcesSources of light and radiation for various applications. ↗LasersDevices that emit light through a process of optical amplification. ↗Life Science & Medical SystemsSystems designed for applications in life sciences and medical fields. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • UK SBS High Dynamic Range Streak CamerasUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £211k
  • 1217 - Micro Focus X-Ray SourceCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £181k
  • UK SBS RE160466 Gated CameraUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £80k

Extracted automatically from hamamatsu.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

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 15 live · 23 historic

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

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
UKRI-5635 LPD Sensors
UK Research and Innovation—09 Feb 2026£368k12 mopending
Purchase of Hamamatsu Streak Camera
Cardiff University—12 Jan 2026£377k2 mopending
CMOS camera
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3865100031 Dec 2024£63k2 yrsLive
GSS24864 - microchannel plates
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3164300015 Nov 2024£49k—Closed
UKRI-GSS24719 Optical phase modulator Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3800000001 Oct 2024£20k3 moClosed
GSS24212 ORCA-Quest qCMOS Camera
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3865100029 Feb 2024£33k1 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2785 ORCA Quest camera
UK Research and Innovation3865100019 Jan 2023£32k2 moClosed
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2812 Camera System for STFC - OrcaQuest, LiveX project
UK Research and Innovation3865100019 Jan 2023£60k2 moClosed
UKRI-2472 Multianode Photomultiplier Tube Assembly H14220A
UK Research & Innovation3171140019 Oct 2022£414k11 moClosed
UKRI- RE22065 - Ex-demo ORCA Fusion BT camera - Competitive quotation
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3800000001 Feb 2022£26k1 moClosed
Total live value £63k · mean award £95k1–10 of 38

Top buyers · 12 buyers · top 3 = 64%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK Research and Innovation
12 contracts
23%
since 2023
2
Cardiff University
2 contracts
21%
since 2025
3
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
11 contracts
20%
since 2017
4
UK Research & Innovation
3 contracts
14%
since 2021
5
University of Lincoln
1 contract
6%
since 2020
6
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
1 contract
5%
since 2019
7
Public Health England
2 contracts
4%
since 2020
8
ASTON UNIVERSITY
1 contract
4%
since 2016
9
Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Hospital Trust
1 contract
3%
10
University Of Edinburgh
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West26 contracts
59%
Wales2 contracts
22%
East Midlands1 contract
6%
North East1 contract
5%
London2 contracts
4%
West Midlands4 contracts
4%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RD
Roche Diagnostics Ltd
No£149.0m6
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m5
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£3.9m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m3
HP
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITED
Yes£744k—
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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
Due in -35d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in 10d
Next due 14 Aug 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

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
02228744
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Mar 1988
Reg. office
2 Howard Court, 10 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1BW
SIC codes
46760
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • PALMER, Craige Lloyd Raymond — director
    Appointed 15 Jan 2026
  • OXLEY, Gary Alex — secretary
    Appointed 15 Dec 2025
  • OHASHI, Keiji — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2024
  • STOKES, Timothy, Mr. — director
    Appointed 30 Sept 2012
  • Hamamatsu Photonics Kk — person with significant control
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Hamamatsu Photonics Europe Gmbh — 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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HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS UK LIMITED
02228744 · this company

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