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LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITED

Retford
SME

Lifetime Education Limited is a family-led design and manufacturing team that specializes in developmental equipment for nursery children and pre-schoolers. They supply early years educational equipment to nurseries, schools, hospitals, and wholesalers, focusing on safety and hygiene.

lifetimeeducation.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.4m
Live
2
Buyers
2
12m
£6.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts2 / 7
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITED has won £7.4m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 2 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 81% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
2 of 7Live contracts
81%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
Skills1 commitment✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Skills · 1
  • WebsiteInclusive EducationLifetime Education believes in inclusive education for children of all abilities.

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

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 · 3
Soft Play EquipmentDevelopmental soft play sets for early years practitioners to use with toddlers and babies. ↗
Sensory Safety MirrorsMirrors designed for therapists to promote sensory play.
Classroom ResourcesIncludes mats, dividers, and other educational resources. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 79_21 - Educational FurnitureEspo · £855k
  • 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product RangesEspo · £141k

Extracted automatically from lifetimeeducation.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.

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No case studies yet

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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.

✓ 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 · 2 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£6.0m12 mopending
991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo1800000001 Mar 2022£141k2.1 yrsClosed
79_21 - Educational Furniture
Espo3911100001 Mar 2021£855k2.1 yrsClosed
990_18 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Resources
Espo2211000001 Mar 2018£154k2.1 yrsClosed
991_18 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo2211000001 Apr 2018£246k2 yrsClosed
991_22 Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Espo22110000———Live
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO————Live
Total live value — · mean award £1.1m

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
81%
since 2026
2
Espo
5 contracts
19%
since 2018

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands7 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
WN
WM. NORTHAM & COMPANY LIMITED
No£18.0m1
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£6.7m5
SI
SMI INT GROUP LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
Yes£6.7m6
WE
WORKWEAR EXPRESS LIMITED
Yes£6.7m4
LE
LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITED
Yes£6.0m—
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 27 Apr 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

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.
06875411
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Apr 2009
Reg. office
10 Trinity Park Ind. Est., Sloswicke Drive, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7WQ
SIC codes
46180
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BARKER, Natalie Peta — director
    Appointed 21 Feb 2013
  • DURBIN, Andrew — director
    Appointed 13 Apr 2009
  • Mr Andrew Durbin — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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.

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LIFETIME EDUCATION LIMITED
06875411 · this company

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