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Open Fifth Limited

IT services · Bridport
SME

Open Fifth Limited is a company that provides technology solutions for libraries, focusing on open source software such as library management systems and discovery platforms. They offer implementation and support services to enhance library operations.

openfifth.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£780k
Live
7
Buyers
8
12m
£631k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 8
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Open Fifth LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Open Fifth Limited has won £780k across 8 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Liverpool City Council at 58% · 90% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 8Live contracts
58%Top-buyer concentration
90%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

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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 · 5
HostingData MigrationSystems IntegrationTrainingSoftware Development

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

Case studies

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Buyer references

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

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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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 · 7 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Library Management System_26
Liverpool City Council—17 Aug 2026£456k5.8 yrspending
Koha Library Management System
The National Archives4816000001 Apr 2026£18k2 yrsLive
CPG/12976/25 - Digitised Content Repository for IDD and UKTO
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office7200000001 Jan 2026£82k13 moLive
Koha Library Management System
Ministry of Justice7232200007 Aug 2025£75k3 yrsLive
For the provision of Library Management System Software
West Sussex County Council9251000001 Apr 2025£150k3 yrsLive
Library Management System & Maintenance
Newcastle City Council————Live
Provision of Online Hosted Services and Technical Support for Library
Royal Armouries Museum————Live
Library management software for the NHS in East of England and KSS
Health Education England————Live
Total live value £325k · mean award £98k

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 88%

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

✓ From notices
1
Liverpool City Council
1 contract
58%
since 2026
2
West Sussex County Council
1 contract
19%
since 2025
3
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
1 contract
11%
since 2026
4
Ministry of Justice
1 contract
10%
since 2025
5
The National Archives
1 contract
2%
since 2026
6
Newcastle City Council
1 contract
0%
7
Royal Armouries Museum
1 contract
0%
8
Health Education England
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 90%.

✓ From notices
IT services72
90%
Software packages48
10%
⚠ Concentration: 90% 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 West1 contract
58%
South East2 contracts
21%
London2 contracts
20%
North East1 contract
0%
Yorkshire2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Open Fifth Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.7m3
R1
Route 101 Limited
Yes£267.7m3
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
SO
Softcat
No£23.8m5
TS
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
No£18.0m1
OF
Open Fifth Limited
Yes£631k—
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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 30 Nov 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 16 Nov 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.

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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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
06416372
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
02 Nov 2007
Reg. office
The Court The Street, Charmouth, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6PE
SIC codes
62020
Last accounts
30 Nov 2025
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2027

Directors & PSC

  • CURULLA, Nathan A — director
    Appointed 22 Sept 2023
  • GALLAGHER, Brendan A — director
    Appointed 22 Sept 2023
  • AULD, Andrew James — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2021
  • FIELD, Jonathan Guy — secretary
    Appointed 02 Nov 2007
  • FIELD, Jonathan Guy — director
    Appointed 02 Nov 2007
  • Bywater Solutions Llc — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Jonathan Guy Field — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent

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.

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OPEN FIFTH LIMITED
06416372 · this company

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