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University of Cumbria

Education & training · Cumbria
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The University of Cumbria offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research opportunities, and professional development programs. It is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

cumbria.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£73.4m
Live
33
Buyers
28
12m
£18.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts33 / 60
  • Top buyers28
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — University of CumbriaUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

University of Cumbria has won £73.4m across 28 public-sector buyers, with 33 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer HEE at 64% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
33 of 60Live contracts
64%Top-buyer concentration
100%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.

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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
Undergraduate CoursesPostgraduate CoursesCPD & Short CoursesResearch Degrees
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Provision of Apprenticeship Training and Assessment FrameworkCumberland Council · £429k
  • Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024Cumbria County Council · £400k
  • Provision of Wave 6 and Wave 7 Skills BootcampsCumberland Council · £303k
  • NHS Education contract HEI with University of CumbriaHEE · £190k
  • Paramedics in Primary Care, Masters Award Development Programme - Health Education England - NHS/SoEPS/19.491South of England Procurement Centre · £140k
  • Blended Learning Adult Critical Care Nursing Programme UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIAHEE · £54k

Extracted automatically from cumbria.ac.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

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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
Athena SWANStandard ↗

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

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 · 33 live · 27 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Wave 7 Lot 5: User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Design
Cumberland Council8050000012 May 2026£47k17 moLive
LEP Lot 2 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPEMENT - WEST
Cumberland Council8050000001 Apr 2026£40k12 moLive
LEP Lot 2 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - South
Cumberland Council8050000001 Apr 2026£40k12 moLive
Wave 7 Lot 2 - Project Management North
Cumberland Council8050000001 Apr 2026£40k12 moLive
Wave 7 Lot 2 - Leadership and Development training bespoke to Social Enterprises - Carlisle
Cumberland Council8050000001 Apr 2026£42k6 moLive
715348451 Provision of the Defence Medical Leadership Programme (DMLP)
Ministry of Defence, DIO,—20 Apr 2026£280k3 yrspending
Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship
Cambridgeshire County Council8000000008 Jan 2026£44k3.3 yrsLive
Training and Development
East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub—12 Jan 2026£926k2 yrspending
Project Academy - Training and Educational Services
Sellafield Limited8000000001 Jan 2026£16.6m6 yrsLive
Provision of Wave 6 and Wave 7 Skills Bootcamps
Cumberland Council8050000001 Apr 2025£303k2 yrsLive
Total live value £18.0m · mean award £1.2m1–10 of 60

Top buyers · 28 buyers · top 3 = 91%

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

✓ From notices
1
HEE
4 contracts
64%
since 2021
2
Sellafield Limited
2 contracts
23%
since 2025
3
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
3 contracts
4%
since 2021
4
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
2%
since 2021
5
Cumberland Council
10 contracts
1%
since 2025
6
East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub
2 contracts
1%
since 2025
7
DEFRA
3 contracts
1%
since 2022
8
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
2 contracts
1%
since 2020
9
Cumbria County Council
1 contract
1%
since 2018
10
Health Education England
6 contracts
0%
since 2019

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Education & training80
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West15 contracts
71%
London10 contracts
23%
Eastern4 contracts
4%
Yorkshire18 contracts
2%
South East2 contracts
1%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 35% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). University of Cumbria highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
UO
University of Cumbria
No£18.1m—
V1
Voyage 1 Limited trading as Voyage Care
No£6.2m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
OU
OVIVA UK LIMITED
No£3.0m12
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
✓ 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 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 28 Dec 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.
06033238
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
19 Dec 2006
Reg. office
Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2HH
SIC codes
85421 · 85422
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • JAMES, Helen, Professor (Emerita) — director
    Appointed 03 Oct 2025
  • SAGHEER, Mahar Haroon — director
    Appointed 04 Jul 2025
  • ETHELL, Paul Stuart — director
    Appointed 08 Sept 2024
  • CARTER, Benjamin Huw, The Rev'D Canon Dr — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2023
  • LOVATT, Gary — director
    Appointed 03 Nov 2022
  • ATKINSON, Shirley Anne, Emerita Professor Obe — director
    Appointed 02 Aug 2022

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

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
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
06033238 · this company

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