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Block Automotive Ltd

Lowestoft
SME

Block Automotive Ltd specializes in the manufacture and supply of vocational training equipment, particularly for automotive education. They have over 40 years of experience in the industry and offer a range of training rigs for electric, hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles.

enginerigs.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£904k
Live
6
Buyers
14
12m
£23k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 19
  • Top buyers14
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — Block Automotive LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Block Automotive Ltd has won £904k across 14 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer North Warwickshire & Hinckley Collaborative at 31% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 19Live contracts
31%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

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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Electric Vehicle TrainersTraining rigs designed for electric vehicle education. ↗Hybrid Vehicle TrainersTraining rigs designed for hybrid vehicle education. ↗Hydrogen Vehicle TrainersTraining rigs designed for hydrogen vehicle education. ↗Automotive Engine TrainersTraining rigs designed for automotive engine education. ↗Bespoke TrainersCustom training rigs tailored to specific educational needs. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • One Electric and One Hybrid Simualor Training RigsUniversity of Staffordshire · —

Extracted automatically from enginerigs.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

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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 · 1

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

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Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNCSC ↗✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from enginerigs.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 · 6 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Engine Training Rig
Hull College—16 Sept 2025£23k—Closed
Engine Training Rig
Hull College3415200016 Sept 2025£28k—Closed
CA13563 - Tender for Electrical Training Rig x 2
New College Swindon3464000013 May 2024£15k5 yrsLive
CA12899 - Hartlepool College of Further Education - FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAINER
Hartlepool College of Further Education3415200006 Oct 2023£58k3 moClosed
One Electric and One Hybrid Simualor Training Rigs
University of Staffordshire3415200001 May 2023——Closed
The City of Liverpool College - EV Equipment - Vauxhall Road Centre - AWARD
The City of Liverpool College4290000009 Jan 2023£67k1 moClosed
CA11253 - Education Training Collective: Electric Car Trainer
The Education Training Collective3464000005 Dec 2022£49k3 moClosed
701694450 - Contract Award Notice CF
Ministry of Defence, DIO,3431112020 Jul 2022£167k6 moClosed
CA10249 - Cheshire College S&W - Supply of PHEV Training Rigs
Cheshire College South and West3410000025 May 2022£102k3 moClosed
CA8129 - New College Durham - Provision of a Hybrid Vehicle Trainer
New College Durham3415200026 Jan 2021£37k2 moClosed
Total live value £15k · mean award £48k1–10 of 19

Top buyers · 14 buyers · top 3 = 61%

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

✓ From notices
1
North Warwickshire & Hinckley Collaborative
1 contract
31%
since 2018
2
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
1 contract
18%
since 2022
3
Cheshire College South and West
1 contract
11%
since 2022
4
New College Durham
2 contracts
8%
since 2020
5
The City of Liverpool College
1 contract
7%
since 2023
6
Hartlepool College of Further Education
3 contracts
6%
since 2023
7
Hull College
3 contracts
6%
since 2025
8
The Education Training Collective
1 contract
5%
since 2022
9
Ministry of Defence, LE
1 contract
4%
since 2019
10
New College Swindon
1 contract
2%
since 2024

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East6 contracts
44%
North West2 contracts
41%
Yorkshire3 contracts
12%
South West1 contract
4%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 46% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Block Automotive Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SA
Scott Aerospace
Yes£30.0m1
ER
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Limited
No£21.1m1
TS
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited
No£13.2m1
CH
CHAR.GY LIMITED
Yes£7.0m1
NV
Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited
No£4.2m2
BA
Block Automotive Ltd
Yes£23k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ 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 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 27 Nov 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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
10477002
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
14 Nov 2016
Reg. office
61 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1PL
SIC codes
71129
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BLOCK, Geoffrey Robert — director
    Appointed 14 Nov 2016
  • Mr Geoffrey Robert Block — 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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BLOCK AUTOMOTIVE LTD
10477002 · this company

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