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Quick answer — Laidlaw Schools TrustLast refreshed 18 Jul 2022

At a glance

Laidlaw Schools Trust has awarded £546k across 10 suppliers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 49% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 30% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration49%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share30%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a contracting authority, based in UKC22. Tracks 7 published notices and 11 awards on PublicSupply.

7
Notices published
11
Awards
10
Suppliers engaged
2020
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
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YoY change
£87k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Laidlaw Schools Trust — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified6 · £546k
goods1 · £0

Instrument type

contract7 · £546k
Source:Contracts Finder: 6Find a Tender: 1

Awarded contracts · 6 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Laidlaw Schools Trust is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Food Deals ProcurementTurner Price15000000——active
Food Deals ProcurementCountry Valley15000000——active
Food Deals ProcurementPasta King15000000——active
Food Deals ProcurementJR Holland15000000——active
Food Deals ProcurementTIFFIN SANDWICHES LIMITED15000000——active
CA9483 - Laidlaw Schools Trust - Further Competition for the Provision of a HR System, Via Lot 2 of the CPC Corporate Services FrameworkCivica UK Limited48000000£105k18 Jul 2022active
CA8967 - Laidlaw Schools Trust - The Provision of Total Facilities Management Services for Sedgefield Community College Utilising CPC Framework CPC/KB/01/2017OCS Group UK ltd (West Sussex)90911200£268k15 Sept 2021active
CA9012 - Laidlaw Schools Trust - The Provision of Vehicle Leasing—34114400£0—active
CA9011 - Laidlaw Schools Trust - The Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services for Excelsior AcademyGROUNDS MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS LIMITED77314000£63k05 Nov 2021active
CA8388 - Laidlaw Schools Trust - Mini Competition Invitation for The Provision of External Audit Services Via Lot 17 and Lot 26 of the CPC Audit Services Framework Agreement - CPC/RL/01/2020: Audit ServicesRSM79212200£87k03 Jun 2021active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
OG
OCS Group UK ltd (West Sussex)
1 contract · 15 Sept
£268k
49% of total
—
2
CU
Civica UK Limited
1 contract · 18 Jul
£105k
19% of total
—
3
RS
RSM
1 contract · 03 Jun
£87k
16% of total
—
4
GM
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS LIMITED
1 contract · 05 Nov
£63k
12% of total
—
5
TI
TIAA
1 contract · 21 Apr
£23k
4% of total
—
6
TP
Turner Price
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
7
CV
Country Valley
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
8
PK
Pasta King
1 contract
£0
0% of total
—
9–10
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2 other suppliers
long tail · 1 SME
£0
0% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Sewage, waste, environment
1 contract
£268k
49%
Business, legal, advisory
2 contracts
£109k
20%
Software packages, IT
1 contract
£105k
19%
Agriculture, forestry services
1 contract
£63k
12%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Sewage, waste, environment
Business, legal, advisory
Software packages, IT
Agriculture, forestry services
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Laidlaw Schools Trust has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

30%
SME supplier share
target 33%
3
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
10
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 30% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKC22
Contact
Matthew Saunders
Email
ecsenquiries@ecservices.org.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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