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Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying Club

UK public-sector supplier
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Place Group Ltd, trading as Schools' Buying Club, offers procurement consultancy and managed frameworks for the public sector, focusing on education and community services. They support schools, trusts, local authorities, and other public sector organizations in improving efficiency and sustainability.

place-group.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£74.0bn
Live
5
Buyers
8
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 13
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying ClubUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying Club has won £74.0bn across 8 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: top buyer East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium) at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
5 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.

⚑ 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.

↔ 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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Procurement SupportPublic sector procurement consultancy and managed frameworks. ↗Everything Estates FrameworksFull-service public sector procurement frameworks for estates, facilities management, renewables and construction. ↗Consulting ServicesResearch, consultation, communications and project/programme management to deliver change across the public sector. ↗Marketing ServicesCreation and implementation of marketing strategies including social media and digital marketing. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • 2306 - Procurement Resourcing FrameworkCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £32k

Extracted automatically from place-group.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Diocese of Chichester Academy TrustAssisted in the growth from 17 to 25 schools, overseeing academy conversions and implementing new contracts. ↗West Midlands Growth CompanySupported the development of a tender response for the Global Diatomic Programme. ↗

Extracted automatically from place-group.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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 · 3

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

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 3/6
Cyber EssentialsNCSC✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityISO✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from place-group.com 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 · 5 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Kent State Funded Special School Review
Kent County Council8010000018 May 2023£48k2 moClosed
CBC-1423-LV-MP Childcare Sufficiency 2022 - AWARD
Central Bedfordshire Council8010000007 Sept 2022£10k1 moClosed
2306 - Procurement Resourcing Framework
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED7941800018 Aug 2022£32k4 yrsLive
Everything Net Zero - Services, Products, Solutions, and Support for the public sector transition to Net Zero
East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)7900000028 Jul 2022£70.0bn4 yrsLive
Everything FM Call Off Contract - Invasive Species Services
West Midlands Combined Authority7730000018 Jul 2022£5.0m3 yrsClosed
Everything FM Call Off Contract - Cycle Parking
West Midlands Combined Authority4530000017 Jun 2022£105k2 moClosed
Everything FM Framework Call Off Contract - Commonwealth Games Traffic Management for Bus Loading Zones and Staging Areas
West Midlands Combined Authority7999310001 Jun 2022£750k3 moClosed
CBC-1177-Q-LS Early Years and Childcare Sufficiency Assessment - AWARD
Central Bedfordshire Council8531130001 Mar 2021£10k1 moClosed
Everything FM - FM Solutions, Services, Products and Support for the public sector
East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)7999310018 Aug 2020£4.0bn4 yrsClosed
Management & Running of Schools Buying Hubs Regional Pilot
Department for Education9811000027 Nov 2017£1.3m14 moClosed
Total live value £70.0bn · mean award £5.7bn1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)
3 contracts
100%
since 2020
2
West Midlands Combined Authority
3 contracts
0%
since 2022
3
Department for Education
1 contract
0%
since 2017
4
Kent County Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023
5
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
1 contract
0%
since 2022
6
Central Bedfordshire Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2021
7
Barts Health NHS Trust
1 contract
0%
8
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern5 contracts
100%
West Midlands3 contracts
0%
South East2 contracts
0%
North East1 contract
0%
London1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying Club highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
CE
Corona Energy Retail 1 Limited
No£33.0m1
LF
LIVGREEN FUTURES LIMITED
No£25.0m1
QU
Quadient UK Ltd
No£9.4m1
CP
Constellia Public Limited
No£4.3m1
BB
B Ball Contractors Ltd
Yes£3.3m1
PG
Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying Club
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

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.

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