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Albany Office Equipment (Wholesale) ltd

Business services · Tyne And Wear
SME
albanycontractfurniture.co.uk ↗
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Awarded
£6.4m
Live
1
Buyers
6
12m
£225k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 10
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Albany Office Equipment (Wholesale) ltdUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Albany Office Equipment (Wholesale) ltd has won £6.4m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The Association of North East Councils Limited at 89% · 50% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 10Live contracts
89%Top-buyer concentration
50%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • FurnitureThe Association of North East Councils Limited · £5.7m

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 1 live · 9 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CA16850 - Provision of Office Furniture
Waythrough7993200005 Jan 2026£225k3 yrsLive
Office Furniture for City Hall
Sunderland City Council3900000005 Apr 2025£190k1 moClosed
Green Lane Offices Refurbishment - Supply & Installation of Reception Desk
Durham County Council3900000012 May 2025£29k—Closed
Furniture
The Association of North East Councils Limited3900000001 Sept 2021£5.7m4 yrsClosed
DN453095
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council3900000021 Jan 2020£88k2 moClosed
Quotation for the Provision of School Meals Dining Furniture
Sunderland City Council3910000006 Jan 2020£19k4 yrsClosed
Lot 1 Office Furniture- for Floor 1 Higham House
Newcastle City Council3900000016 Oct 2019£58k2 moClosed
Lot 1 Office Furniture - Civic Centre
Newcastle City Council3900000001 Oct 2019£64k3 moClosed
Lot 1 Office Furniture - Colonnade, Civic
Newcastle City Council3900000003 Dec 2019£50k3 moClosed
School Meals Dining Furniture Framework
Sunderland City Council3916000020 Mar 2017£9k2 yrsClosed
Total live value £225k · mean award £640k

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 95%

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

✓ From notices
1
The Association of North East Councils Limited
1 contract
89%
since 2021
2
Waythrough
1 contract
4%
since 2026
3
Sunderland City Council
3 contracts
3%
since 2017
4
Newcastle City Council
3 contracts
3%
since 2019
5
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
1 contract
1%
since 2020
6
Durham County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 50%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
50%
Furniture & furnishings39
50%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East10 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Albany Office Equipment (Wholesale) ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SI
SENATOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (t/a Teal Furniture)
Yes£34.6m8
PA
PURCELL ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
No£22.4m2
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£12.8m10
4F
4 Front Furniture Limited
Yes£12.7m5
GO
GRESHAM OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED
Yes£11.1m13
AO
Albany Office Equipment (Wholesale) ltd
Yes£225k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Sept 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

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00795939
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Mar 1964
Reg. office
Brandling Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE8 2BA
SIC codes
46650
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • WILKINSON, David — director
  • ERSKINE, Robert Thomas — director
    Appointed 03 Mar 2023
  • PRESTON, George Anthony — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2005
  • WILKINSON, Daniel David — director
    Appointed 01 Sept 2005
  • Mr Daniel David Wilkinson — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent
  • Mr David Wilkinson — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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.

↔ From Cos House
ALBANY OFFICE EQUIPMENT (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
00795939 · this company

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