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Dolphin Lifts Midlands Ltd

Birmingham
SMEliquidation

Dolphin Lifts Midlands Ltd is a family-run business based in Dudley, West Midlands, specializing in the supply and installation of stairlifts and home lifts. They have over 30 years of experience in the industry and focus on customer needs.

dolphinmidlands.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£66.6m
Live
6
Buyers
13
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 20
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags4
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Dolphin Lifts Midlands LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Dolphin Lifts Midlands Ltd has won £66.6m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC") at 86% · 4 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
4Active red flags
liquidationCompany status
6 of 20Live contracts
86%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.

⚑ Self-reported
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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
Services · 4
StairliftsThey offer a variety of stairlifts including straight and curved options tailored to customer needs. ↗Home LiftsThey provide various home lifts to enhance accessibility and mobility. ↗HoistsThey install hoists for improved mobility solutions. ↗AftercareThey offer aftercare services for their installations. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • AT1069 Stair Lift replacement, maintenance and servicingLuton Council · £1.0m
  • Tender for: Framework Agreement for Lifting Adaptations in Domestic PropertiesBradford Metropolitan District Council · £271k
  • Cambridge City Council - Cambs HIA Equipment Contracts (Disability)Cambridge City Council · £246k

Extracted automatically from dolphinmidlands.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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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 6 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Cambridge City Council - Cambs HIA Equipment Contracts (Disability)
Cambridge City Council5151100001 Dec 2021£246k4 yrsClosed
Cambridge City Council - Cambs HIA Equipment Contracts (Disability)
Cambridge City Council5151100001 Dec 2021£246k4 yrsClosed
AT1069 Stair Lift replacement, maintenance and servicing
Luton Council5075000002 Jan 2022£1.0m4 yrsClosed
P0716 - Repair and Maintenance of Physical Disability Lifts and Hoists - Lot 4 - Domestic Lifts - Installation and Servicing - AWARD
Birmingham City Council4241630022 Nov 2021£178k4 yrsClosed
Supply and Installation of Lifts and Lifting Equipment to Domestic Properties - AWARD
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council4411560001 Jun 2021£288k2 yrsClosed
Lifting Equipment & Mobility Aids Framework 2021-A
Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")5070000004 Apr 2021£57.1m4 yrsClosed
2020 - 0838 Maintenance of Hoists, Disabled Adaptations & Lifting Equipment - AWARD
Citizen Housing Group Ltd3319620028 Feb 2021£44k5 yrsClosed
ML2020/003
Magenta Living5075000005 Oct 2020£45k3 yrsClosed
Fusion21 Lifts Framework
Fusion21 Members Consortium4531310003 Jul 2020£1.7m4 yrsClosed
Tender for: Framework Agreement for Lifting Adaptations in Domestic Properties
Bradford Metropolitan District Council3319260001 Apr 2020£271k2 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £3.3m1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 94%

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

✓ From notices
1
Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")
1 contract
86%
since 2021
2
Walsall Council e-Tendering
1 contract
6%
since 2016
3
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
4 contracts
3%
since 2017
4
Fusion21 Members Consortium
1 contract
3%
since 2020
5
Luton Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2022
6
Cambridge City Council
3 contracts
1%
since 2022
7
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1 contract
0%
since 2020
8
Birmingham City Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2017
9
Magenta Living
1 contract
0%
since 2020
10
Citizen Housing Group Ltd
1 contract
0%
since 2020

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
West Midlands9 contracts
94%
North West2 contracts
3%
Eastern5 contracts
2%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
East Midlands2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Dolphin Lifts Midlands Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TC
Topcoat Construction Limited / TCL Group
Yes£67.6m3
IW
Ian Williams
No£67.6m3
WH
Westone Housing
Yes£67.6m2
ER
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
No£67.6m2
CH
C Hanlon Facilities Management Ltd
Yes£67.6m2
DL
Dolphin Lifts Midlands Ltd
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Red flags · 4 active

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

✓ Verified
Company status: Liquidation. Companies House does not currently list this company as actively trading.
Insolvency case on record (2). Most recent: in administration.
Annual accounts overdue. Filing was due 31 Mar 2024.
Confirmation statement overdue. Statement was due 13 Jun 2024.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Liquidation
Not currently active
Annual accounts
Overdue
Due 31 Mar 2024
Confirmation statement
Overdue
Due 13 Jun 2024
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
2 cases
Most recent: in administration
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.

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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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
06262204
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
30 May 2007
Reg. office
FRP ADVISORY TRADING LIMITED, 2nd Floor 120 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3BD
SIC codes
33200
Last accounts
30 Jun 2022
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2024

Directors & PSC

  • FARRINGTON, Dean Anthony — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2016
  • FARRINGTON, Linda — secretary
    Appointed 30 May 2007
  • Mrs Linda Susan Farrington — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Norman Farrington — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

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
DOLPHIN LIFTS MIDLANDS LIMITED
06262204 · this company

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