ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Large enterpriseUK · WatfordCompany No. 04764232

ACTION FOR CHILDREN is a UK enterprise, based in Watford, incorporated in 2003. Has won 152 UK public-sector contracts worth £15.4bn across 72 buyers, primarily Walsall Council.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£15.1bn

▲ 1023807% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

97%

Walsall Council

Buyer concentration

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

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 97% of revenue.

Walsall Council

£14.8bn

97%

Hampshire County Council

£203.0m

London Borough of Croydon

£69.9m

Norfolk County Council

£65.0m

Devon County Council

£48.6m

Other (5 buyers)

£127.4m

Contracts won · 152 total · 98 active · 46 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)	Walsall Council	Shared contract	£4.9bn lot total · 59 suppliers	17 Sept 2025	active
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)	Walsall Council	Direct contract	£4.9bn	17 Sept 2025	active
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025)	Walsall Council	Direct contract	£4.9bn	17 Sept 2025	active
Independent Fostering Agencies	Hampshire County Council	Shared contract	£203.0m lot total · 20 suppliers	04 Dec 2025	active
Independent Foster Agencies (IFA) Framework	London Borough of Croydon	Direct contract	£69.9m	28 Jun 2016	expired
Early Childhood and Family Service	Norfolk County Council	Direct contract	£65.0m	29 Apr 2019	active
Residential Care delivered in a Council owned property for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2a)	Nottinghamshire County Council	Direct contract	£32.0m	11 Dec 2025	pending
CP1439-17 Children Centre Services	Devon County Council	Direct contract	£29.5m	22 Dec 2017	expired
Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After	London Borough of Hackney	Direct contract	£17.9m	05 Jan 2026	active
Overnight Short Breaks For Children and Young People with Disabilities	ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY	Direct contract	£15.2m	12 Jul 2019	active
Disabled Children's Residential Home	Oxfordshire County Council	Direct contract	£12.4m	02 Feb 2024	active
CP1141-15 - Provision of Children's Centre Services in South Hams, West Devon and Teignbridge	Devon County Council	Direct contract	£12.1m	16 Nov 2015	expired
Ealing Childrens Short Breaks Service - Haydock	London Borough of Ealing	Framework call off	£12.0m ceiling · ~£12.0m share	04 Aug 2020	active
0-19 Child and Family Support Services	Cumbria County Council	Shared contract	£8.8m lot total · 3 suppliers	17 Oct 2019	expired
CP1519-17 Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements	Devon County Council	Direct contract	£6.2m	19 Feb 2018	expired

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ACTION FOR CHILDREN

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Contracts won · 152 total · 98 active · 46 expired

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