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LWC Drinks

Manchester
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LWC Drinks is the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler, offering a wide range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks. They provide services including delivery, marketing support, and product training to help businesses succeed.

lwc-drinks.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.9m
Live
12
Buyers
20
12m
£18k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 25
  • Top buyers20
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — LWC DrinksUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

LWC Drinks has won £3.9m across 20 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd) at 36% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
12 of 25Live contracts
36%Top-buyer concentration
—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 · 4
Wholesale drinksLWC Drinks offers a diverse product portfolio with next day delivery, 7 days a week. ↗Marketing supportIn-house graphic designers create promotional materials for businesses. ↗Product trainingTraining on products and in-depth programmes on Wines, Cask & Beer. ↗Signature BrandsDevelopment and partnership with brands to offer high-quality drinks. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Supply of beers wines spirits and soft drinksNewcastle City Council · £300k
  • Event Venue - Beer, Wine, Spirits and Soft Drink Suppliers - PGP/2020/1065*Stoke-on-Trent Council · £230k

Extracted automatically from lwc-drinks.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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.

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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
Value Wine Merchant of the Year 2024Sommelier Wine Awards · award
Best Distribution Company 2025The Drinks Business · award

Extracted automatically from lwc-drinks.co.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 · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Supply and Distribution of Alcohol products to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust—15 Apr 2026£18k3 yrsLive
The City of Liverpool College - Provision of Beers, Wines & Spirits - AWARD
The City of Liverpool College1590000001 Aug 2025—3 yrsLive
Alcohol & Non Alcohol Drinks - Direct Award via TUCO Framework CAT11067-TU
Wirral Borough Council1591000012 Jul 2024£320k2 yrsLive
ALC23 Spirits & Core Wines, Beer and Cider - AWARD
TUCO Ltd1591000015 Mar 2024—2 yrsClosed
GB-Egham: RHUL-24008 Alcohol Supply for Crossslands
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London1590000012 Jan 2024£284k4 yrsLive
Supply of beers wines spirits and soft drinks
Newcastle City Council1500000026 Jul 2023£300k2 yrsClosed
City Halls Alcohol Contract
Liverpool City Council1500000026 Jan 2023£225k3.1 yrsClosed
SOL- Contract for Beers, Wines and Spirits
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council1591000023 Jun 2022£20k12 moClosed
Supply and Distribution of Spirits, Wine, Beer and Cider
Middlesbrough Council1500000001 Apr 2022£256k3 yrsClosed
Supply of wines and spirits
Royal Northern College of Music1591000030 Jan 2022£136k5 yrsLive
Total live value £758k · mean award £157k1–10 of 25

Top buyers · 20 buyers · top 3 = 58%

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

✓ From notices
1
The University Caterers Organisation Limited (TUCO Ltd)
1 contract
36%
since 2020
2
Liverpool City Council
2 contracts
13%
since 2018
3
Wirral Borough Council
1 contract
8%
since 2024
4
Newcastle City Council
2 contracts
8%
since 2023
5
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London
1 contract
7%
since 2024
6
Middlesbrough Council
2 contracts
7%
since 2022
7
Manchester City Council
1 contract
6%
since 2018
8
Stoke-on-Trent Council
2 contracts
6%
since 2021
9
Royal Northern College of Music
1 contract
3%
since 2022
10
University of Lincoln
1 contract
2%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West9 contracts
72%
North East6 contracts
16%
South East3 contracts
9%
East Midlands1 contract
2%
West Midlands2 contracts
1%
London1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). LWC Drinks highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BG
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Yes£842.7m9
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m9
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£60.9m8
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.1m10
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m12
LD
LWC Drinks
No£18k—
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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 -11d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Due in -6d
Next due 05 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

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
07677007
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
21 Jun 2011
Reg. office
Lwc Drinks Ltd Greenside Way, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SW
SIC codes
46342
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COWEN, Mark Phillip — secretary
    Appointed 23 Jul 2021
  • GRAY, Robin Macewan — director
    Appointed 20 Sept 2011
  • MUKADAM, Ebrahim Kassam — director
    Appointed 20 Sept 2011
  • Licensed Wholesale Company Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 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.

↔ From Cos House
LWC DRINKS LIMITED
07677007 · this company

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