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Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd

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Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd is a specialist provider of residential care, education, and support services for children and young people with complex needs including learning disabilities, autism, and emotional and behavioural difficulties.

nottinghamshire.gov.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£36.8m
Live
12
Buyers
10
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 13
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Acorn Education and Care Services LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd has won £36.8m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Devon County Council at 99% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
12 of 13Live contracts
99%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 3/5

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✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment✓
Skills · 1
  • WebsiteSocialDedicated to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people through therapeutic care and education
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteEnvironmentalMaintaining safe and nurturing environments for children in care
Community · 1
  • WebsiteCommunityCreating specialist employment opportunities in health, social care, and education sectors

Extracted automatically from nottinghamshire.gov.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 · 9
Residential children's care
Special educational needs schools
Therapeutic support
Autism specialist services
Learning disability support
Fostering services
Mental health support
Respite care
Assessment and treatment
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)Devon County Council · £36.4m

Extracted automatically from nottinghamshire.gov.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
Specialist residential careProviding high-quality residential care placements for children with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
Special educational needs provisionDelivering specialist education in dedicated schools for young people with SEMH and learning difficulties.

Extracted automatically from nottinghamshire.gov.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 · 2

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
Ofsted Registered
CQC Regulated

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

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 · 12 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 1591911
Bristol City Council8000000001 Sept 2023£178k3 yrsLive
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 504879
Bristol City Council8000000001 Sept 2023£178k3 yrsLive
CSI/ED/SEND Placement - 1593501
Bristol City Council8000000007 Apr 2023£119k2.4 yrsClosed
CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)
Devon County Council8500000001 Feb 2023£36.4m5 yrsLive
For Inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for education services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
DERBY CITY COUNCIL80000000———Live
KCC Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - SC21032
Kent County Council80000000———Live
Lincolnshire Children's Services Open Select List 2022 for Independent Regulated Placements
Lincolnshire County Council85000000———Live
Framework for Specialist and Alternative Day Education
Warwickshire County Council80340000———Live
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 Council————Live
NEPO602 - Interim Education, Health and Social Care
Gateshead Borough Council80000000———Live
Total live value £36.7m · mean award £2.8m1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Devon County Council
1 contract
99%
since 2023
2
Bristol City Council
3 contracts
1%
since 2023
3
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
1 contract
0%
4
Kent County Council
1 contract
0%
5
Lincolnshire County Council
1 contract
0%
6
Warwickshire County Council
1 contract
0%
7
Stoke-on-Trent Council
2 contracts
0%
8
Gateshead Borough Council
1 contract
0%
9
Nottinghamshire County Council
1 contract
0%
10
Somerset Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West5 contracts
100%
East Midlands3 contracts
0%
South East1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
North East1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
EH
EMBRACE HEALTHCARE LTD
Yes£13.1m1
AE
Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd
No——
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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

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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in -42d
Next due 31 May 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 01 Oct 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.

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Registered details

Company no.
07027492
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Sept 2009
Reg. office
Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
SIC codes
85590 · 87900 · 88990
Last accounts
31 Aug 2024
Next accounts due
31 May 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SMITH, Fiona Sarah Rachel — secretary
    Appointed 02 Oct 2025
  • LECKY, Helen Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 14 Feb 2025
  • POWER, Richard — director
    Appointed 14 Feb 2025
  • P Bloom Limited — 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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ACORN EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES LTD
07027492 · this company

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