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1ST STAFF LIMITED

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SME

1st Staff Limited offers a range of therapeutic and educational services for all ages, focusing on supporting pupils at risk of exclusion and those with special educational needs.

1ststaff.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£614.3m
Live
9
Buyers
8
12m
£614.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 13
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — 1ST STAFF LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

1ST STAFF LIMITED has won £614.3m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Devon County Council at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 13Live contracts
100%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.

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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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Therapeutic and Educational ServicesFull range of support starting at early intervention, including crisis and intervention in mainstream and specialist provision for pupils at risk of permanent exclusion. ↗Alternative ProvisionSupport for specialist education needs and disabilities (SEND) and specialist post 16 provision. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young PeopleDorset Council · £68k
  • The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in EducationStaffordshire County Council · £32k

Extracted automatically from 1ststaff.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 9 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council—13 Apr 2026—5 yrsLive
Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
Devon County Council—11 Dec 2025£614.0m2 moClosed
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council8000000006 Feb 2023£55k8 moClosed
The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education
Staffordshire County Council8000000001 Sept 2018£32k5 yrsClosed
HCC 06/22 - Provision of Framework For Tuition, Alternative Education Provision And Therapy Provision - AWARD
Hertfordshire County Council - Children's Services8000000002 Nov 2022£188k3.8 yrsLive
Alternative Provision Framework for Children and Young People
Dorset Council8010000018 Sept 2018£68k4 yrsClosed
Alternative (Education) Provision in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council85000000———Live
Supporting Progress and Inclusion
Dorset Council80200000———Live
Alternative Education Provision
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council————Live
Supporting Progress and Inclusion
Dorset Council80200000———Live
Total live value £188k · mean award £47.3m1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Devon County Council
2 contracts
100%
since 2025
2
Hertfordshire County Council - Children's Services
1 contract
0%
since 2022
3
Dorset Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2018
4
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2023
5
Staffordshire County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2022
6
Oxfordshire County Council
1 contract
0%
7
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract
0%
8
Hertfordshire County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West8 contracts
100%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
North East1 contract
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). 1ST STAFF LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
1S
1ST STAFF LIMITED
Yes£614.0m—
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
EH
EMBRACE HEALTHCARE LTD
Yes£13.1m1
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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

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in -44d
Next due 31 May 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 29 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.

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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

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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.
09265114
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
15 Oct 2014
Reg. office
Regus Office, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
SIC codes
78109 · 78200 · 85600
Last accounts
31 Aug 2024
Next accounts due
31 May 2026

Directors & PSC

  • DAWKINS, Robert Alexander — director
    Appointed 05 Jan 2016
  • Mr Robert Alexander Dawkins — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as firm · 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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1ST STAFF LIMITED
09265114 · this company

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