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Ambient People

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Ambient People is a recruitment agency specializing in connecting talent with opportunities in the Local Government and Public Sector. They focus on creating a supportive and effective recruitment process.

ambientpeople.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£403.5m
Live
11
Buyers
5
12m
£402.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 25
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Ambient PeopleUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Ambient People has won £403.5m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 72% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 25Live contracts
72%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment ↗✓
Community · 1
  • WebsiteSocial Responsibility InitiativesAmbient People is committed to social responsibility, partnering with Business In The Community to enhance their contributions to communities and support individuals struggling to return to work.

Extracted automatically from ambientpeople.co.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.

↔ Cross-checked
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 · 1
Recruitment ServicesSpecializing in Local Government and Public Sector recruitment.

Extracted automatically from ambientpeople.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
—

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
—

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.

◐ 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 · 1
Business In The Community MembershipBusiness In The Community · membership ↗

Extracted automatically from ambientpeople.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 · 11 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
The Supply of Professional & Operational Support Interim & Temporary Agency Staff to the Public Sector
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED—06 Jul 2026£110.0m7.7 yrspending
3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—07 Jul 2026£291.7m2 yrspending
TVCA-PROC-0870 - Interim Deputy Head of Finance
Tees Valley Combined Authority—26 Jun 2026£267k5 mopending
TVCA-PROC-0743 - Interim Head of Finance
Tees Valley Combined Authority—13 Feb 2026£99k—Closed
TVCA-PROC-0771 - Finance Agency Staff
Tees Valley Combined Authority—16 Feb 2026£72k6 moLive
TVCA-PROC-0737 - Capital Programme Lead
Tees Valley Combined Authority—13 Feb 2026£137k1 moClosed
STDC-PROC-0586 - Interim Finance Lead - Agency - Becky Hellard
South Tees Development Corporation—28 Jan 2026£146k2 moClosed
TVCA-PROC-0764 - Finance Staff - Agency
Tees Valley Combined Authority—02 Feb 2026£39k6 moLive
TVCA-PROC-0743 - Interim Head of Finance
Tees Valley Combined Authority————Live
TVCA-PROC-0771 - Finance Agency Staff
Tees Valley Combined Authority————Live
Total live value £111k · mean award £16.1m1–10 of 25

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
1 contract
72%
since 2026
2
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
1 contract
27%
since 2026
3
Tees Valley Combined Authority
19 contracts
0%
since 2026
4
South Tees Development Corporation
3 contracts
0%
since 2026
5
Waltham invoice address
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands2 contracts
72%
South East1 contract
27%
North East22 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs and buyers.

✓ From notices
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No close peers found

Not enough categorised awards yet to compute a comparable peer set.

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.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Oct 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 31 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.

✓ From notices
±

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.

◰

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.
14426358
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Oct 2022
Reg. office
6 Poland Street, London, W1F 8PS
SIC codes
78109 · 78200
Last accounts
31 Oct 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • DRAPER, Jane — secretary
    Appointed 18 Oct 2022
  • FARNCOMBE, Liam Neill — director
    Appointed 18 Oct 2022
  • Mr Liam Neill Farncombe — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
AMBIENT PEOPLE LIMITED
14426358 · this company

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