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Gradcore

Sheffield
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Gradcore designs strategies, creates connections, and runs programs to support graduate employability and talent attraction. They work with universities and businesses to prepare students for the job market through various services including assessment centres and career coaching.

gradcore.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.6m
Live
6
Buyers
13
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 18
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags1
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — GradcoreUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Gradcore has won £2.6m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Manchester Metropolitan University at 23% · 1 active risk flag · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
1Active red flags
dissolvedCompany status
6 of 18Live contracts
23%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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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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Assessment CentresPreparing students for the graduate job market with impactful assessment centre experiences. ↗Work Integrated Learning and Global MobilityTaking learning out of the classroom and into the real world. ↗HE ConsultancyEmployability is no longer optional, it’s essential. ↗Career CoachingHelping graduates find their feet, and their future. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Application Assessments & Online Video Interview AssessmentsBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £100k
  • 2022_Edu - Digital content development for Alumni UKBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £81k
  • Language Assistant Application Assessments and Video Application AssessmentsBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £48k
  • 2022_CulEng - British Council Application and Video AssessmentsBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £46k
  • Graduate Support ServicesLEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · £39k
  • Mock assessment centreUNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) · £22k

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

Case studies · 2

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

◐ From supplier website
Virtual Assessment Centre - Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAdapting an in-person assessment event to a virtual experience during a global pandemic. ↗University of SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield ↗

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

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 · 6 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Mock assessment centre
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)7963500001 Aug 2024£22k12 moClosed
Assessment Centre Experience Services - AWARD
Manchester Metropolitan University8000000022 Oct 2024£598k2 yrsLive
Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) - AWARD
University of Hertfordshire7995200001 May 2024£467k3 yrsLive
For the Provision of an External Supplier for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Assessment Centre Delivery - AWARD
Kingston University8030000001 May 2024—2 yrsClosed
2022_CulEng - British Council Application and Video Assessments
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)8000000001 Feb 2023£46k3 yrsClosed
2022_Edu - Digital content development for Alumni UK
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)8000000021 Sept 2022£81k6 moClosed
Post Graduate Work Experience Preparation Programme
Sheffield Hallam University8000000014 Nov 2022£450k2 yrsClosed
590 - Graduate Support Services
ASTON UNIVERSITY8000000020 Oct 2021£200k9 moClosed
Graduate Support Services
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY7999800030 Mar 2021£39k5 moClosed
Language Assistant Application Assessments and Video Application Assessments
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)7512100001 Oct 2020£48k2.6 yrsClosed
Total live value £1.1m · mean award £144k1–10 of 18

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 58%

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

✓ From notices
1
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 contract
23%
since 2024
2
University of Hertfordshire
1 contract
18%
since 2024
3
Sheffield Hallam University
2 contracts
17%
since 2022
4
Sheffield City Council
1 contract
11%
since 2016
5
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
4 contracts
11%
since 2017
6
Northumbria University
1 contract
10%
since 2020
7
ASTON UNIVERSITY
2 contracts
8%
since 2021
8
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
1 contract
2%
since 2021
9
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)
1 contract
1%
since 2024
10
Local Government Association
1 contract
0%
since 2020

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
30%
North West2 contracts
24%
Eastern2 contracts
18%
London5 contracts
11%
North East1 contract
10%
West Midlands2 contracts
8%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Gradcore highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.9m2
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
GR
Gradcore
No——
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Red flags · 1 active

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

✓ Verified
Company status: Dissolved. Companies House records this company as last active 09 Sept 2014.
1 outstanding charge. Most recent secured in favour of Barclays Bank PLC.

Compliance scorecard

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

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Trading status
Dissolved
Last active 09 Sept 2014
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Oct 2013
Confirmation statement
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No filing on record
Outstanding charges
1
1 security interest 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
±

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.
06325906
Status
Dissolved
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
26 Jul 2007
Reg. office
4 Hounsfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7RF
SIC codes
73110 · 78109
Last accounts
31 Oct 2013

Directors & PSC

  • LEWIS, Roger Frederick, Professor — director
    Appointed 29 Jun 2010

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
GRADUATES YORKSHIRE LIMITED
06325906 · this company

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