At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED has won £1.0bn across 25 public-sector buyers, with 21 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority at 89% · 100% in Transport equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.
Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- YPO - 001170 Specialist Vehicles
- YPO - 000960 Purchase, Hire and Lease of Specialist Vehicles and Associated Services
Extracted automatically from whbence.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Case studies · 1
Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.
Extracted automatically from whbence.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Buyer references
Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.
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
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.
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 · 21 live · 18 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership | — | 08 Jun 2026 | £1.3m | 10.8 yrs | pending | |
| York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP | — | 01 Jun 2026 | £218k | 8.5 yrs | pending | |
| Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority | — | 01 Apr 2026 | £900.0m | 8 yrs | pending | |
| Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority | 34144200 | 06 Jan 2026 | £423k | 7 mo | Live | |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 34100000 | 04 Aug 2025 | £393k | 2 yrs | Live | |
| SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 50420000 | 01 Apr 2025 | £22k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 33111650 | 21 Oct 2024 | £217k | 1.5 yrs | Closed | |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 34000000 | 01 Feb 2024 | £134k | 9 yrs | Live | |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 50000000 | 24 Apr 2024 | £150k | 9 yrs | Live | |
| Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | 34100000 | 02 Oct 2023 | £7.6m | 4 yrs | Live |
Top buyers · 25 buyers · top 3 = 98%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Category mix
CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
WB W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED | Yes | £902.3m | — |
| No | £117.8m | 1 | |
| Yes | £67.6m | 2 | |
| No | £67.6m | 2 | |
| Yes | £67.6m | 2 | |
| No | £67.6m | 2 |
Red flags · 0 active
Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.
Compliance scorecard
Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.
Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
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
Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.
Registered details
- Company no.
- 01708157
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 21 Mar 1983
- Reg. office
- W H Bence Armstrong Way, Great Western Business Park, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NG
- SIC codes
- 29100 · 29201 · 29202
- Last accounts
- 31 Mar 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Dec 2026
Directors & PSC
- BROWN, James Henry — director
- BROWN, Edward Peter — directorAppointed 31 Mar 2019
- BROWN, Oliver John — directorAppointed 03 Mar 2019
- BROWN, Susan Forrest — secretaryAppointed 14 Sept 2000
- Bence Holdings Limited — person with significant controlownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies 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.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.
No social-value commitments yet
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