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Association of Colleges

London
Large

The Association of Colleges (AoC) represents colleges in the UK, providing support, advocacy, and services to enhance the education sector. They focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion, among other initiatives.

aoc.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£27.7m
Live
5
Buyers
6
12m
£19.3m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 34
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Association of CollegesUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Association of Colleges has won £27.7m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for Education at 82% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 34Live contracts
82%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.

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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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Corporate servicesRecruitment and consultancyEvents and trainingFunding and financePolicyResearch unit
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Future Support for T-Level Providers: Provider Readiness & Industry PlacementsDepartment for Education · £1.4m
  • Multiply Capability Support ProgrammeDepartment for Education · £99k

Extracted automatically from aoc.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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 · 5 live · 29 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Technical & Vocational Subject Teaching Professional Development
Department for Education—01 Jun 2026£19.2m3.3 yrspending
AOC Membership
The College of West Anglia—10 Nov 2025£32k12 moLive
Award of Inclusive Leadership - Career Coaching
The Education and Training Foundation8000000023 May 2024£60k12 moClosed
Award of the Mental Health Programme (leadership)
The Education and Training Foundation8000000020 May 2024£56k10 moClosed
Multiply Capability Support Programme
Department for Education8040000001 Nov 2023£99k17 moClosed
Forensic Audit Consultancy
West Midlands Combined Authority7940000007 Aug 2023£35k7 moClosed
Association of Colleges annual membership
Tyne Coast College9810000001 Aug 2023£46k12 moClosed
Student Governors Induction
The Education and Training Foundation8000000020 Jul 2023£45k1.7 yrsClosed
Regional Governance Programmes
The Education and Training Foundation8000000003 Jul 2023£89k9 moClosed
Understanding T Level' courses, networks,T Level Resource Improvement Projects (TRIPS)
The Education and Training Foundation8000000003 Jul 2023£350k12 moClosed
Total live value £32k · mean award £816k1–10 of 34

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for Education
9 contracts
82%
since 2017
2
The Education and Training Foundation
21 contracts
18%
since 2016
3
Tyne Coast College
1 contract
0%
since 2023
4
West Midlands Combined Authority
1 contract
0%
since 2023
5
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
1 contract
0%
since 2018
6
The College of West Anglia
1 contract
0%
since 2025

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London22 contracts
98%
North East1 contract
1%
West Midlands1 contract
1%
Eastern1 contract
1%
Region resolved for 18% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Association of Colleges highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
AO
Association of Colleges
No£19.3m—
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
MG
Matchtech Group (UK) Ltd
No£921k12
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -1d
Next due 09 Jul 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.
03216271
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
25 Jun 1996
Reg. office
10 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SL
SIC codes
94110
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CONROY, Rebecca Kate — director
    Appointed 12 Mar 2026
  • GRAY, Julia Suzanne — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2025
  • MERRY, Kenneth John — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2025
  • REDHEAD, Karen — director
    Appointed 20 Oct 2025
  • DOUGILL, Julie Kristine Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 15 Oct 2025
  • HATT, Iain James — director
    Appointed 11 Dec 2024

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
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES
03216271 · this company

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