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DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

Architecture & engineering · Sittingbourne
SME

DDS International specializes in providing health and safety consultancy, training, and management systems for legal compliance in the UK and internationally, covering areas such as fire safety, food safety, and health and safety.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£6.5m
Live
11
Buyers
9
12m
£5.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 16
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED has won £6.5m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer VIVID Housing Ltd at 46% · 63% in Architecture & engineering · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 16Live contracts
46%Top-buyer concentration
63%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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Health and Safety ConsultancyProviding consultancy services for health and safety compliance.
Fire Safety ServicesOffering fire safety risk assessments and training.
Food Safety TrainingTraining courses for food safety compliance.
Online TrainingProviding various online training courses related to health and safety.
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Supply of Fire Safety Products and Associated Services - Y23025Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS) · £667k
  • Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and Associated Works 2024-27Folkestone and Hythe District Council · £200k

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

Case studies · 3

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

◐ From supplier website
Epping Forest District CouncilThe council expressed satisfaction with the professional service provided by DDS International.
Brigg Renewable Energy PlantThe assistant project manager praised DDS for their prompt and professional handling of a fire risk assessment.
RoSPA AwardThe client reported an increase in health and safety awareness and compliance, leading to a prestigious bronze RoSPA Award.

Extracted automatically from staylegal.net 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 · 5

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

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 3/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalISO✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyISO✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
ISO 22000ISO · Standard
BAFE SP205NSI · Certification

Extracted automatically from staylegal.net 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 · 11 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND CONSULTANCY
Ashford Borough Council7100000005 Jan 2026£1.0m5 yrsLive
Fire Risk Assessments
VIVID Housing Ltd—23 Feb 2026£3.0m3 yrspending
Fire Safety and Compliance
Reading Borough Council—16 Feb 2026£600k2 yrspending
Fire Safety and Compliance - Risk Assessments, Inspections and Surveys
Reading Borough Council7525111001 Oct 2025£600k4 yrsLive
Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and Associated Works 2024-27
Folkestone and Hythe District Council7125000001 Sept 2024£200k2.6 yrsLive
Contract to Carrying Out Fire Risk Assessments for Housing and Property Stock, Independent Living and Operational Properties
Epping Forest District Council7525111001 Sept 2023£125k2 yrsClosed
Provision of Services for New FSE Regulations
Canterbury City Council4534300026 Jan 2023£81k12 moClosed
Supply of Fire Safety Products and Associated Services - Y23025
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)4448000001 Jan 2023£667k5 yrsLive
Provision of Fire Risk Assessment Surveys
Canterbury City Council7135500013 Dec 2021£103k5 yrsLive
Provision of Fire Risk Assessment Services
Canterbury City Council9070000001 Oct 2020£103k12 moClosed
Total live value £2.6m · mean award £405k1–10 of 16

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 80%

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

✓ From notices
1
VIVID Housing Ltd
2 contracts
46%
since 2025
2
Reading Borough Council
3 contracts
19%
since 2025
3
Ashford Borough Council
1 contract
15%
since 2025
4
Kent bCounty Council (t/a KCS)
2 contracts
10%
since 2022
5
Canterbury City Council
3 contracts
4%
since 2020
6
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2024
7
Epping Forest District Council
1 contract
2%
since 2023
8
VIVID
1 contract
0%
9
South East Consortium
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 63%.

✓ From notices
Architecture & engineering71
63%
Administration services75
38%
⚠ Concentration: 63% 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
South East13 contracts
98%
Eastern1 contract
2%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m2
D(
DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
Yes£5.2m—
IF
Infinity Fire Prevention Ltd
Yes£4.0m1
PE
PRB Estates
Yes£3.9m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m3
D(
DRAX (UK) LIMITED
No£2.3m1
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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
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 0d
Next due 15 Jul 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.

✓ From notices
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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.
07644173
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 May 2011
Reg. office
Luffield House Stadium Way, Eurolink Business Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3SD
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • SMITH, Paul Frederick — secretary
    Appointed 23 Dec 2016
  • BLANDFORD-THOMPSON, Christopher Alan — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2011
  • SMITH, Paul Frederick — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2011
  • SMITH, Susan Ann — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2011
  • Mrs Susan Ann Smith — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent · right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Paul Frederiick Smith — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 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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DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
07644173 · this company

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