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UK PUBLIC-SECTOR SUPPLIER

Companies House 05081788 · United Kingdom

Thorlabs Ltd

Thorlabs Ltd is a supplier to UK public-sector buyers. This profile aggregates its public-record contract wins — who it sells to, what it supplies, latest awards and activity over time.

Data period: 2016-03-30 to 2026-09-18Updated 2026-09-18

23

Contracts won

13

Public buyers

4

Categories

2016

Active since

According to ENKII, Thorlabs Ltd has won 23 UK public-sector contracts from 13 public buyers across 4 procurement categories between 2016-03-30 and 2026-09-18, most recently working with Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

Public-sector buyers

Who Thorlabs Ltd supplies

The UK public bodies Thorlabs Ltd has won the most contracts from.

BuyerContracts won
Nottingham Trent University (NTU)1
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED8
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED1
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD1
NPL Management Limited1
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION1
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY1
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM1
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority1

What they supply

Thorlabs Ltd's public-sector categories

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts won over the reporting period.

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
15 contracts won

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
2 contracts won

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
1 contract won

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 contract won

Recent contracts

Latest contracts won by Thorlabs Ltd

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

UKRI-6250 Service Contract for a Multiphoton Microscope

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 2026-07-23

UKRI-6228 HyperK Fibre

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 2026-07-17

Optics & Optomechanics Parts

NPL Management Limited · 2026-02-19

£64K

CSP25408 - Multimode Fibers

UK Research and Innovation · 2025-09-25

£30K

UKRI-GSS25038 Reflective Fiber Optics Collimator Competitive quotation

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2025-01-21

£14K

BE24227 - Optic Tables

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2024-10-30

£41K

Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) · 2024-10-29

£600K

Fourier Transform Optical Spectrum Analyser

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · 2024-03-11

£31K

GSS24169 - Scanning Detectors & Equipment

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · 2024-02-13

£12K

3693/JN - Multi-Photon Microscope System

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · 2023-11-03

£169K

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Activity over time

Thorlabs Ltd's public-sector activity by year

Contracts won per year, by published award date.

YearContracts won
20161
20172
20182
20202
20211
20222
20234
20244
20252
20263

Frequently asked

Common questions about Thorlabs Ltd

How many public-sector contracts has Thorlabs Ltd won?

Thorlabs Ltd has won 23 contracts from 13 UK public-sector buyers between 2016-03-30 and 2026-09-18, across 4 procurement categories.

Which public bodies does Thorlabs Ltd supply?

Thorlabs Ltd's largest public-sector buyers by award value are Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED. It has worked with 13 public buyers in total.

What does Thorlabs Ltd supply to the public sector?

Thorlabs Ltd's public-sector work is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products. See the full CPV category breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-18

This profile aggregates public-record award data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and resolves supplier identities (this profile is matched at high confidence); we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

This profile reproduces public-record award data published by UK government buyers; ENKII aggregates but does not alter the underlying facts. Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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