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ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Manchester
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AlphaPlus Consultancy Limited specializes in the design, development, and evaluation of educational assessments and qualifications. They work with schools, universities, and professional organizations to enhance educational standards and certification processes.

alphaplus.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£19.8m
Live
14
Buyers
11
12m
£717k
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 31
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED has won £19.8m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for Education at 84% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 31Live contracts
84%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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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 · 4
Educational Standards & CurriculumSupport for education and certification organizations to develop and modernize learning programs, including academic, occupational, and professional standards. ↗Assessment & CertificationPlanning, developing, delivering, and evaluating assessments for various educational qualifications. ↗Evaluation & ResearchConducting qualitative and quantitative research to support policy makers and educational assessments. ↗TrainingProviding bespoke training on a wide range of assessment and qualification topics. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • Trialling FrameworkDepartment for Education · £10.0m
  • BIS Research and Evaluation FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.1m
  • Quality Assurance for the Test of Competence (Computer Based Testing and Objective Structured Clinical Examination)Nursing And Midwifery Council · £161k

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

Case studies · 12

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Adaptive online personalised assessments for schoolchildren in WalesInternational Early Learning Child Well-being Study (IELS) for the Department for Education (DfE)Department for Education (DfE) ↗Formative English & maths assessment in schools for Rising StarsRising Stars ↗Value-Added School Measures for the Bulgarian Ministry of EducationBulgarian Ministry of Education ↗Developing test specifications for City & Guilds on the Takamol Doroob ProjectCity & Guilds ↗Developing Standards on the Essential Digital Skills for the Department for Education (DfE)Department for Education (DfE) ↗Support for the Learning Achievement in Rwandan Schools Project (LARS) for the Rwandan Education BoardRwandan Education Board ↗Research into the validity of vocational qualifications for OfqualOfqual ↗Assessment Services for Medical Certification BodiesSupport for a new National Vocational Certification Body - Saudi Skills StandardsSaudi Skills Standards ↗English & Maths Tests for Qualifying School Teachers for The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) ↗Research on Improving the Student Learning Experience at University for the Department for Business Innovation & SkillsDepartment for Business Innovation & Skills ↗

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

Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 14 live · 17 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Education Professional Services
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED—02 Feb 2026£717k2 yrspending
STA 0291 Trialling Call Offs 09
Department for Education8000000014 Nov 2024£193k10 moClosed
STA 0291 Trialling Call Offs 09
Department for Education8000000014 Nov 2024£1.0m10 moClosed
STA 0291 Trialling Call Offs 09
Department for Education8000000014 Nov 2024£955k10 moClosed
Curriculum Leaders and Managers
The Education and Training Foundation7963200001 Aug 2024£62k2 yrsLive
Understanding T-Levels training delivery
The Education and Training Foundation7963200001 Aug 2024£47k2 yrsLive
Quality Assurance for the Test of Competence (Computer Based Testing and Objective Structured Clinical Examination)
Nursing And Midwifery Council7222500015 Jan 2024£161k2 yrsClosed
Con_19120 - International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study - IELS
Department for Education7300000020 Feb 2023£1.2m3.3 yrsClosed
Provision of a National Evaluation Framework
Health Education England7941900021 Feb 2022£321k2 yrsClosed
KS1 and KS2 Item Validation Trial Administration: Key stage 1 English reading only and Key Stage 2 English reading only
Department for Education8000000014 Dec 2021£507k12 moClosed
Total live value £108k · mean award £640k1–10 of 31

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 94%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for Education
12 contracts
84%
since 2016
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
5%
since 2016
3
The Education and Training Foundation
7 contracts
5%
since 2019
4
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
2 contracts
4%
since 2025
5
Health Education England
2 contracts
2%
since 2022
6
Nursing And Midwifery Council
1 contract
1%
since 2023
7
Qualifications Wales
2 contracts
0%
8
Welsh Government
1 contract
0%
9
OFFICE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION
1 contract
0%
10
Scottish Government
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West1 contract
34%
London8 contracts
33%
North West2 contracts
22%
Yorkshire2 contracts
10%
Wales4 contracts
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 16% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£10.6m7
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m1
BP
Bloom Procurement Services
No£2.1m2
AC
ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
No£717k—
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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

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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
Up to date
Next due 26 Feb 2027
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

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No modifications recorded

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
04801609
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Jun 2003
Reg. office
Aqa, Devas Street, Manchester, M15 6EX
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MAWFORD, Claire — director
    Appointed 01 Nov 2025
  • RICHARDSON, Derek James — director
    Appointed 22 Oct 2024
  • SHORT, Romy Caroline — director
    Appointed 22 Oct 2024
  • HETHERINGTON, Sarah Judith — director
    Appointed 24 Jan 2022
  • Aqa Commercial Services Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
04801609 · this company

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