FIRST IN SERVICE LIMITED

SMEUK · BirminghamCompany No. 00886570

FIRST IN SERVICE LIMITED is a UK limited company, based in Birmingham, incorporated in 1966. Has won 13 UK public-sector contracts worth £51.5m across 8 buyers, primarily Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£45.0m

▲ 1904% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

87%

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 87% of revenue.

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

£45.0m

87%

Espo

£3.2m

THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST

£2.2m

Derbyshire County Council

£600k

Surrey County Council

£440k

Other (3 buyers)

£67k

Contracts won · 13 total · 6 active · 6 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	£45.0m lot total · 15 suppliers	05 Mar 2026	pending
Variation to Hard Facility Management Contract	THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST	Direct contract	£2.2m	01 Oct 2024	active
98_22 Catering Equipment	Espo	Framework call off	£2.0m ceiling · ~£57k share (÷35)	29 Mar 2022	expired
98_18 Commercial Catering Equipment - Supply, Installation, Maintenance, Hire and Kitchen Design	Espo	Shared contract	£1.2m lot total · 51 suppliers	20 Mar 2018	expired
Design, Installation and Commissioning of Kitchen Ventilation Systems	Derbyshire County Council	Shared contract	£600k lot total · 6 suppliers	23 Feb 2016	expired
Catering Equipment Repairs	Surrey County Council	Direct contract	£440k	10 Jun 2022	expired
Service And Maintenance Of Commercial Catering Equipment	Staffordshire County Council	Framework call off	£34k ceiling · ~£34k share	31 Mar 2023	expired
Quotation for the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Services: Air handling and filtration servicing	Erewash Borough Council	Direct contract	£33k	01 Aug 2016	expired
Framework Agreement for the provision of Service and Maintenance of Commercial Catering Equipment	Staffordshire County Council	Direct contract	—	—	active
Service for Catering and Ancillary Equipment	London Borough of Camden	Direct contract	—	—	active
98_22 Catering Equipment	Espo	Shared contract	— lot total · 12 suppliers	—	active
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 15 suppliers	—	active
HARD FACILITIES MANAGEMENT	THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST	Direct contract	—	—	active

FIRST IN SERVICE LIMITED

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Contracts won · 13 total · 6 active · 6 expired

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