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CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A ARO)

Liverpool
Large
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Awarded
£2.6m
Live
6
Buyers
9
12m
£1.8m
At a glance
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  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
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  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 14
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A ARO)Updated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A ARO) has won £2.6m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cardiff and Vale College at 69% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 14Live contracts
69%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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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.

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Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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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

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

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Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 6 live · 8 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
IT Managed Support
Cardiff and Vale College—01 Jul 2026£1.8m2.7 yrspending
Contract for Infoblox Software for The University of Birmingham
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM4800000029 Sept 2022£35k12 moClosed
CA6938 - CCCG - Request for Proposal - Network Infrastructure Equipment
Capital City College Group4882100025 Feb 2020£105k1 moClosed
UK SBS DDaT20016 STFC Data Domain System Storage Capacity Expansion
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED3020000031 Jan 2020£151k4 yrsClosed
DDaT20017 Additional Data Domain storage arrays
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4800000022 Jan 2020£140k3 yrsClosed
CA6755 - CPC12: ICT Solutions and Supply of Network Infrastructure
Capital City College Group4882000017 Dec 2019£104k—Closed
CA5037 - CoNEL - CPC12: ICT Solutions and Supply of Network Infrastructure
The College of Haringey, Enfield & North East London4820000030 Jul 2018£103k—Closed
UK SBS IT18152 STFC Data Domain Storage
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED4431640011 Jul 2018£190k3 moClosed
Support Renewal
Bristol City Council————Live
HENSS2
Southern Gas Networks (SGN)30237110———Live
Total live value — · mean award £189k1–10 of 14

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 95%

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

✓ From notices
1
Cardiff and Vale College
1 contract
69%
since 2025
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts
18%
since 2018
3
Capital City College Group
2 contracts
8%
since 2019
4
The College of Haringey, Enfield & North East London
1 contract
4%
since 2018
5
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
1 contract
1%
since 2022
6
Bristol City Council
2 contracts
0%
7
Southern Gas Networks (SGN)
2 contracts
0%
8
Family Housing Association (Wales) Ltd
1 contract
0%
9
Heriot-Watt University
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Wales2 contracts
71%
South West5 contracts
19%
London2 contracts
8%
West Midlands1 contract
1%
South East2 contracts
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A ARO) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
R1
Route 101 Limited
Yes£265.3m3
OC
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
No£20.7m2
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.1m2
HT
Hicom Technology Limited
Yes£12.4m1
UB
Ultima Business Solutions LTD
No£11.1m5
CI
CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A ARO)
No£1.8m—
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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.

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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 18 Apr 2027
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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
03757454
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
22 Apr 1999
Reg. office
Kilby House, Liverpool Innovation Park, Liverpool, L7 9NJ
SIC codes
62020 · 62090
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • RAFFERTY, Ciaran Brendan — director
    Appointed 16 Sept 2025
  • LONG, Helen Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 11 Apr 2024
  • HARRY, Roger Vaughan — director
    Appointed 26 Nov 2002
  • Arrow Business Communications Limited — 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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CIRCLE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
03757454 · this company

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