THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

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Company number08882661

Company typeUnknown

JurisdictionUnknown

IncorporatedInvalid Date

Concentration risk

Buyer concentrationHigh risk

93%

Top 3 buyers account for 93% of total contract value

Sector concentrationHigh risk

100%

Top 2 sectors represent 100% of portfolio

Single buyer dependencyHigh risk

48%

Largest buyer (Ministry of Justice) represents 48% of total value

Route to marketHigh risk

100%

100% of contract value via direct award

Contract renewal windowMedium risk

5 in 24mo

5 contracts due for renewal in next 24 months

New buyer acquisitionLow risk

4 in 24mo

4 new buying relationships in last 24 months

Buyer breakdown18 buyers

Total buyers18

Top 5 concentration97%

Returning buyers14

New buyers (24 mo)4

Top buyers by contract value

Ministry of Justice

£90m3 contracts

Mid South Essex NHS Foundation TrustNew

£70m5 contracts

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative

£15m1 contract

NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)

£4m1 contract

Sector breakdown1 sectors

100%

Other

Stable

Contract value£190m

Contracts39

Buyers18

Contract patterns

Avg contract value£5m

Avg duration3yr 7mo

Renewal rate39%

Total contracts39

Awards by year

2020£135k

2021£7m

2024£15m

2025£75m

2026£14m

Buyer	Sector	Contracts	Total value	% of portfolio	Latest award
Ministry of Justice	Other	3	£90m	47.6%	2026-01-19
Mid South Essex NHS Foundation TrustNew	Other	5	£70m	36.9%	2025-08-27
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative	Other	1	£15m	8.1%	2024-01-01
NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)	Other	1	£4m	2.4%	2021-05-01
Central and North West London NHS Foundation TrustNew	Other	1	£3m	1.7%	2025-06-30
Crown Commercial Service	Other	1	£3m	1.6%	2021-03-30
N H S Shared Business ServicesNew	Other	1	£2m	1.1%	2025-11-20
London Borough of HackneyNew	Other	2	£739k	0.4%	2026-01-07
Nottinghamshire County Council	Other	2	£135k	0.1%	2020-07-31
Thurrock Council	Other	1	£125k	0.1%	2019-11-15
London Borough of Newham	Other	1	£33k	0.0%	2021-12-27
YPO	Other	7	£0k	0.0%
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC")	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Coventry City Council	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Other	7	£0k	0.0%
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)	Other	2	£0k	0.0%
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service	Other	1	£0k	0.0%