At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC has won £11.2m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Ministry of Justice at 89% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
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Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.
- Online Legal Resources Framework Agreement
- Print and eBook Legal Publications Framework Agreement
- 991_22 - Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges
Case studies
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Buyer references
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No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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No verified KPI scores yet
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Contracts · 11 live · 9 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JISC | 80000000 | 01 Mar 2025 | £304k | 2 yrs | Live | |
| Ministry of Justice | 79970000 | 01 Apr 2024 | £1.1m | 4 yrs | Live | |
| JISC | 80000000 | 05 Mar 2024 | £275k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| JISC | 80000000 | 01 Mar 2023 | £269k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| Espo | 18000000 | 01 Mar 2022 | £141k | 2.1 yrs | Closed | |
| Ministry of Justice | 22000000 | 22 Oct 2021 | £780k | 2.4 yrs | Closed | |
| Ministry of Justice | 22000000 | 01 Apr 2020 | £775k | 12 mo | Closed | |
| Ministry of Justice | 22000000 | 01 Apr 2020 | £4.0m | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| Ministry of Justice | 22000000 | 01 Apr 2020 | £3.3m | 4 yrs | Closed | |
| BFI | 79970000 | 12 Jan 2018 | — | 5 yrs | Closed |
Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
KP KPMG LLP | No | £223.2m | 2 |
| No | £7.4m | 1 | |
| No | £3.0m | 1 | |
| No | £2.7m | 2 | |
| No | £2.1m | 1 | |
BP BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC | No | — | — |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
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No modifications recorded
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News mentions
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No news mentions found
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Companies House
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 01984336
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public limited
- Incorporated
- 30 Jan 1986
- Reg. office
- 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
- SIC codes
- 58110 · 58190 · 58290
- Last accounts
- 28 Feb 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 Aug 2026
Directors & PSC
- NEWTON, John Nigel — director
- RIDOUT, Jenny — directorAppointed 14 Apr 2026
- UNDERWOOD, Keith Robert — directorAppointed 02 Feb 2026
- RABBATTS, Heather Victoria, Dame — directorAppointed 14 Apr 2025
- BASON, John George — directorAppointed 01 Apr 2022
- YOUNG, Margaret Lola, Baroness — directorAppointed 01 Jan 2021
Financial
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No financial filings on record
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Org tree
Group structure and ownership.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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No social-value commitments yet
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