Supplier · Large organisation

Ricardo

Ricardo has won 5 UK public contracts worth £717k since 21 Dec 2020. See its competitors in research & development.

Company 00222915Companies House recordBased in South EastFirst contract 21 Dec 2020Latest contract 2 Feb 2026

Contracts
5
Published value
£717kwhere stated
Without competition
20%1 contracts
Won by SMEs
20%of 5 with size known
Contracts won per month, last 24 months 4 contracts · busiest month February 2025

Biggest customers

  1. DfTc - Department for Transport 1 contract · £350k
  2. Stoke-on-Trent City Council 1 contract · £249k
  3. Desnz 1 contract · £100k

What they supply

  1. Research & development 2 contracts · £118k
  2. Financial & insurance services 1 contract · £350k
  3. Industrial machinery 1 contract · £249k

Competitors in research & development

Sector overview
  1. WSP UK Limited 60 contracts · £116m
  2. Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd 50 contracts · £51.4m
  3. IFF Research 44 contracts · £37.2m
  4. Ove Arup & Partners Ltd 42 contracts · £195m
  5. Ove Arup 30 contracts · £19.6m
  6. Ricardo AEA Ltd 28 contracts · £35.2m

These are the suppliers with the most research & development contracts in the last two years, which is where Ricardo wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by Ricardo

Contracts are matched to this supplier by company name as published in each notice. If a company appears under slightly different names, some of its contracts may be listed separately. How matching works.