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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. John Gilbertson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Jack Matthew Watson 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Mteto Nyati 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Robert Eben Venter 2011-2019 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Jane Nicholson 2010-2025 Director View profile
  6. Darren Spence 2008-2014 Director View profile
  7. Peter Russell Ristowitz 2003-2010 Director View profile
  8. Richard Mark Hazel 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. Satpaul Virdi 2001-2008 Director View profile
  10. David Nicholas Maw 2000-2010 Director View profile
  11. Robert James Griggs 2000-2003 Director View profile
  12. Charles Jacobs 2000-2000 Director View profile
  13. Gavin Mark Rochussen 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Philip David Redshaw 2000-2011 Director View profile
  15. Mark Flynn 1999-2000 Director View profile
  16. Glenda Hogg 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. John De La Harpe Beck 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Neil Robert Murphy 1997-2024 Director View profile
  19. Timothy James Slade Hall 1997-2000 Director View profile
  20. Simon Charles Peter Ognall 1997-2000 Director View profile
  21. Jonathan Courtney Witts 1997-1997 Director View profile
  22. Keith Alan Richardson 1997-2021 Director View profile
  23. Frohlich, David Oliver, Shaun 2000 Director View profile
  24. Melanie Jane Lane 1998-2008 Secretary View profile
  25. Caroline Frohlich 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  26. Stuart Piers Cooke 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

121 contracts · £160,243,361 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Chainguard Call-Off contract Buyer: NHS England £290,070 2026-08-13 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    24 month contract for Chainguard containers for 5 images

  • Call-Off Contract for the provision of Adobe ETLA Buyer: West Sussex County Council £412,736 2026-08-02 CPV 72260000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Purchase of 41 Vehicles for West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service under CCS Framework RM6244 Lot 4

  • Mimecast Security Renewal Buyer: Uttlesford District Council £74,000 2026-07-30 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Procured via the KCS Software Products and Associated Services Framework - provision of mimecast security renewal including; Mimecast A1, Advanced Support, Advanced protection cloud gateway & assisted implementation for 2 years.

  • DDaT26031 - Load Balancing Software Licences Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £73,425 2026-07-24 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services Ltd had a requirement for the supply of Load Balancing Software Licences. This Call Off contract has been sourced via a longlist shortli…

  • NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019) Buyer: Department for Education £18,006 2026-07-21 CPV 72261000 Source: Contracts Finder

    One year of NServicebus licenses

  • Location and Maps Service for 111.nhs.uk & NHSSF Buyer: NHS England £141,359 2026-07-17 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This business case proposes the re-procurement of a successor mapping and road distance services for 111.nhs.uk, NHS Service Finder, and the NHS Directory of Services (DoS), ensuring reliable, high-performance mapping and distance services.

  • KnowB4 Security Awareness Training 26.29 Buyer: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust £108,576 2026-06-26 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract is for KnowB4 Security Awareness Training via Direct award through Total Technology Solutions ref. NOEI.0552.0

  • i2 Analyst's Notebook and Note book reader Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE £36,853 2026-06-17 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Supplier shall provide the software licences for the Solution: • Renewal of licences & support of Analyst's Notebook licences; and • Licences & support for i2 Analyst's Notebook

  • Plural Sight Buyer: Intellectual Property Office £63,588 2026-06-15 CPV 48931000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Technology Skills Support Platform - Everything Plan (Enterprise Plan)

  • IUVO Healthcare Messaging Licensing and Support 2026 Buyer: NHS England £96,652 2026-06-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Reprocurement of IUVO Healthcare Messaging licenses 26-27

  • Business Central Licenses Buyer: East Suffolk Council £42,040 2026-05-22 Source: Find a Tender

    Purchase of Business Central Licenses

  • Adobe License Renewal Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL £305,217 2026-05-20 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe License Renewal for Somerset Council

  • DDaT26303 UKSBS Cloud Security Platform Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £98,895 2026-05-12 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) had a requirement for the supply of cloud security platform. This Call Off contract has been sources via a Direct Award proce…

  • Aperture Data Studio - Data Quality Tooling Buyer: SOUTHERN HOUSING £615,451 2026-05-12 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Aperture Data Studio - Data Quality Tooling

  • MDTP Alerting and Incident Management Tooling Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS £286,209 2026-05-08 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Procurement is for the provision of the following PagerDuty licenses and service via a reseller for the duration of the Contract: - Qty 190 Business Licenses - Qty 1 pack of 1000 Stakeholder Licenses (Subject to periodic review) - Qty 1 …

  • RM6098 Technology Services 3 Project Management Tool Buyer: NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED £660,000 2026-05-08 CPV 48331000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of project management software licences and associated support services via further competition under the Crown Commercial Service RM6098 Technology Services 3 framework. The contract was awarded to a framework reseller following …

  • Provision of SQL, Windows Server and Visual Studio Buyer: Government Commercial Agency £581,858 2026-05-07 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    "Software Assurance renewal of the following Microsoft Licensing products: \r SQL Server , Visual Studio, Windows Server "

  • Provision of Google Workspace Licenses Buyer: Government Commercial Agency £43,588 2026-04-30 CPV 48218000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract is for our Google Workspace licence, we use this to allow 3rd parties to interact securely with CCS staff without being on CCS equipment for Email, Chat, Calendar & Storage.

  • IT Helpdesk Buyer: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust £325,000 2026-04-24 CPV 72253000 Source: Contracts Finder

    TopDesk

  • Provision of Core infrastructure products and services Buyer: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames £165,000 2026-04-20 CPV 30237110 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of core infrastructure products & services

  • Email Gateway Buyer: ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL £31,568 2026-04-10 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Council is looking for a suitably qualified supplier who can provide email gateway services.

  • WSFT - IT - Adobe Licenses Buyer: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust £49,968 2026-04-01 CPV 48311000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract relates to the provision of Adobe software licences to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement was undertaken via Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework agreement NFC 199 using an aggregation route. The contrac…

  • Adobe CCS Aggregation Buyer: EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL £129,524 2026-03-31 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Renewal of Adobe Acrobat licenses for 3 years under the Adobe CCS Aggregation

  • Adobe Licences Buyer: Enfield Council £209,820 2026-03-31 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract for the provision of Adobe Licences Awarded via CCS Aggregation under RM6098 - LOT 3 Software

  • Adobe ETLA - 2026 Buyer: Intellectual Property Office £160,658 2026-03-30 CPV 48517000 Source: Contracts Finder

    3 Year agreement - Crown Commercial Service MOU Adobe licences - various

  • Adobe Licences 2026 - 29 Buyer: Wirral Borough Council £80,102 2026-03-25 CPV 72212218 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe Licences 2026 - 29 Additional information: Award via Crown Commercial Service Aggregation under Technology Product Services 2 - Lot 3

  • SFO/IST/Adobe26/DF Buyer: SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE £110,841 2026-03-25 CPV 48517000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call of contract for software licences. Call off from Crown Commercial Services framework RM6098 - Lot 3. Software purchasing agreement arranged and put in place by Crown Commercial services, for all government departments to use. Co…

  • Endpoint port protection and removable media encryption Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £14,249 2026-03-24 CPV 48732000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of Endpoint Port Protection and Removable Media Encryption licences.

  • AWARDED CONTRACT - CCS ETLA Home Office Renewal Buyer: Home Office £900,000 2026-03-18 CPV 48517000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract award for CCS ETLA Home Office Renewal

  • Proactive Threat Notification Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL £457,383 2026-03-18 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Direct award from the Procurement Services Framework Y23065 for SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. The procurement of an enterprise-wide artificial intelligence driven threat detection tool to combat the cyber security risk.

  • Provision of Adobe Licenses for Cabinet Office and GDS Buyer: Cabinet Office £600,000 2026-03-17 CPV 48300000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Adobe Licenses for Cabinet Office and GDS

  • Microsoft Enterprise Service agreement Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY £5,445,000 2026-03-16 CPV 72200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Renewal of the Council's Subscription for the use of Microsoft application. Mini Comp on the CCS RM6098 (TePAS2) Framework, Lot3

  • Adobe Licences (CCS ETLA) Buyer: Care Quality Commission £110,465 2026-03-13 CPV 72260000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This is a Contract Award Notice. Call-Off Contract for the supply of Adobe software licenses. This procurement was undertaken through the Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA), an aggregated procurement (ref. NFC199) conducte…

  • NFC 199 Adobe ETLA Aggregation Contract ( RM6098) Buyer: Leicester City Council £110,000 2026-03-13 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NFC 199 Adobe ETLA Aggregation Contract ( RM6098) conducted by CCS

  • MHCLG Adobe Licensing Buyer: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government £282,250 2026-03-12 CPV 48310000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes. The contract has been awarded under RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services (Lot 3: Software & Associated Services). Adobe ETLA Licences and…

  • Adobe Studio and Creative Cloud Licenses Buyer: Lancashire County Council £191,379 2026-03-10 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe studio and creative cloud licenses for LCC

  • Adobe CCS ETLA Buyer: Cornwall Council £537,261 2026-03-10 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe CCS ETLA

  • Adobe CCS Aggregation Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council £132,537 2026-03-09 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Aggregation under the CCS RM6098 Provision of Technology Products and Associated Services

  • WCC - Adobe Licences Buyer: Warwickshire County Council £12,800 2026-03-06 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call-off of NFC199 - Adobe Licences. A collaborative Opportunity via Crown Commercial Services ref NFC 166 (1551.1) Lot 3 Software and Associated Services.

  • NHS Adobe Licensing Renewal 2026 Buyer: NHS England £1,029,084 2026-03-06 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call-Off Contract for the supply of software licensing for Adobe products. Additional information: Call-Off Contract for the supply of software licensing for Adobe products, awarded following an aggregated procurement (ref. NFC199) con…

  • Adobe Software for Broadland District Council Buyer: Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council £41,048 2026-03-06 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This is a Call Off Contract under CCS Technology Products and Associated Services framework agreement (RM6098) Lot 3: Software and Associated Services. Additional information: This is a Call Off Contract under CCS Technology Products and…

  • Adobe Software for South Norfolk Council Buyer: Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council £50,170 2026-03-06 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This is a Call Off Contract under CCS Technology Products and Associated Services framework agreement (RM6098) Lot 3: Software and Associated Services. Additional information: This is a Call Off Contract under CCS Technology Products and…

  • Kodak Scanner Maintenance and Support Renewal Buyer: Office for National Statistics £12,405 2026-03-06 CPV 50312000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Genuine Kodak service - Support and maintenance of 4x KODAK i4850 Scanners

  • EHRC 2526-27 Adobe ETLA Buyer: Equality and Human Rights Commission £35,935 2026-03-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of Adobe licenses for use across the organisation. The Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) opportunity is an aggregated competition managed by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) under Lot 3 of RM6098 Framework Agre…

  • Provision of Sophos software licence renewal Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT £43,563 2026-03-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) has awarded a contract for Sophos software licence renewal. This requirement has been procured via Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Technology, Products and Associated Services 2 R…

  • The Provision of Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement Buyer: Health & Safety Executive £6,468,631 2026-03-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Crown Commercial Service provides public sector buyers the opportunity to participate in regular aggregation opportunities, to benefit from the best possible prices achieved through economies of scale. HSE participated in the Microso…

  • Travel Time & Routing Analytics API Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT £16,100 2026-03-04 CPV 72211000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) has awarded a contract for Travel Time & Routing Analytics API to Bytes Software Services Ltd. This requirement has been procured as a direct award through SBS10510 Digital Workpl…

  • Adobe Licences Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE £143,287 2026-03-02 CPV 48310000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of software licences for document creation, editing, and digital content management.

  • Kemp Enterprise Plus Subscription Renewal Buyer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust £50,931 2026-02-26 CPV 48218000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Kemp Enterprise Plus Subscription Renewal

  • Provision of Annual Logpoint Security Information & Event Management Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT £40,000 2026-02-26 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) has awarded a contract for Provision of Annual Logpoint Security Information & Event Management to Bytes Software Services. This requirement has been procured via Further competit…

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About

Incorporated
25/02/1982

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Bytes Software Services Limited is controlled by Keith Alan Richardson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-28, ceased 2020-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith Alan Richardson.

9 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.6y
average tenure
17.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 9Finance 4Professional services 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Health and social care 1Transport 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01616977
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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