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Guardian News & Media Ltd

UK public-sector supplier
Large

Guardian News & Media Ltd is a news organization that provides the latest news, sport, and opinion. It is known for its journalism and editorial content.

theguardian.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£609k
Live
5
Buyers
9
12m
£220k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 17
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Guardian News & Media LtdUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Guardian News & Media Ltd has won £609k across 9 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Hampshire County Council at 50% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
5 of 17Live contracts
50%Top-buyer concentration
—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.

↔ Cross-checked
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
  • School Media Package February-April 2023BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £10k

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.

↔ Cross-checked
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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 · 5 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework Agreement for the Purchasing of Media 2026-2030
Hampshire County Council—01 Jul 2026£220k4 yrspending
CO Guardian Jobs 2024/25
Hampshire County Council7934000019 Apr 2024£25k11 moClosed
Communications Partnership
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7995100025 Mar 2024£80k—Closed
STA - Guardian Jobs - Public Sector Advertising
Historic England7960000001 Mar 2024£15k12 moClosed
Guardian News and Media recruitment advert package
Historic England7934100024 Apr 2023£15k12 moClosed
Guardian jobs credits
National Audit Office7934100010 Apr 2023£29k6 moClosed
CO Guardian Jobs 2023/24
Hampshire County Council7934000003 Apr 2023£30k12 moClosed
Communications Partnership
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY2212000016 Feb 2023£80k—Closed
School Media Package February-April 2023
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)7934000027 Jan 2023£10k3 moClosed
The Provision of Recruitment Advertising in The Guardian Jobs
Hampshire County Council7934100030 Oct 2020£29k17 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £36k1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 86%

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

✓ From notices
1
Hampshire County Council
4 contracts
50%
since 2020
2
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
2 contracts
26%
since 2023
3
East Sussex County Council
1 contract
9%
since 2020
4
Historic England
4 contracts
5%
since 2023
5
National Audit Office
1 contract
5%
since 2023
6
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
3%
since 2016
7
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
1 contract
2%
since 2023
8
Corporate Officer of the House of Lords
2 contracts
0%
9
Surrey County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East6 contracts
59%
East Midlands2 contracts
26%
London4 contracts
6%
South West4 contracts
5%
North West1 contract
3%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Guardian News & Media Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£232.8m9
CL
COMENSURA LIMITED (04085767)
Yes£52.0m3
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.5m1
SM
SMRS Ltd
No£10.0m1
MH
Morgan Hunt UK LTD
Yes£8.5m5
GN
Guardian News & Media Ltd
No£220k—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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

↔ Cross-checked
No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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

✓ From notices
±

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.

◰

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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
🏛

No Companies House record linked

A Companies House number is on file but the record has not been synced yet.

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
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00908396 · this company

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