Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd

Large enterpriseUK · BoltonCompany No. 07027492

Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd is a UK limited company, based in Bolton, incorporated in 2009. Has won 13 UK public-sector contracts worth £36.8m across 10 buyers, primarily Devon County Council.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

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Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

99%

Devon County Council

Risk signals · 1 active

Derived from Companies House filings. More sources (HMRC, Insolvency Service register, press) will be added incrementally.

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Annual accounts due in 4d

Next filing due 31 May 2026.

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Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 99% of revenue.

Devon County Council

£36.4m

99%

Bristol City Council

£474k

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

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Kent County Council

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Lincolnshire County Council

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Contracts won · 13 total · 12 active · 1 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)	Devon County Council	Framework call off	£36.4m ceiling · ~£3.0m share (÷12)	27 Jan 2023	active
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 1591911	Bristol City Council	Direct contract	£178k	28 Jun 2023	active
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 504879	Bristol City Council	Direct contract	£178k	28 Jun 2023	active
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 1593501	Bristol City Council	Direct contract	£119k	06 Apr 2023	expired
For Inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for education services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities	DERBY CITY COUNCIL	Direct contract	—	—	active
KCC Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - SC21032	Kent County Council	Shared contract	— lot total · 19 suppliers	—	active
Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2022 for Independent Regulated Placements	Lincolnshire County Council	Shared contract	— lot total · 11 suppliers	—	active
Framework for Specialist and Alternative Day Education	Warwickshire County Council	Direct contract	—	—	active
Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2021/590*	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Shared contract	— lot total · 16 suppliers	—	active
NEPO602 - Interim Education, Health and Social Care	Gateshead Borough Council	Direct contract	—	—	active
Specialist Education Framework Phase 1 – Independent Non-Maintained Special Schools Lots 1 and 2	Nottinghamshire County Council	Direct contract	—	—	active
Independent Specialist Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2023/687*	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Shared contract	— lot total · 8 suppliers	—	active
CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)	Somerset County Council	Direct contract	—	—	active

Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd

Risk signals · 1 active

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Contracts won · 13 total · 12 active · 1 expired

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