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First Option Healthcare

Croydon
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Awarded
£11.3m
Live
4
Buyers
4
12m
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  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 5
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — First Option HealthcareUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

First Option Healthcare has won £11.3m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

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

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 5Live 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.

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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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

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

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Mental Health Needs), Supported Living Services & Care and Support in the Home Children's ServicesKent County Council · £11.3m

Case studies

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

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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
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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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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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.

✓ 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 · 4 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Mental Health Needs), Supported Living Services & Care and Support in the Home Children's Services
Kent County Council8500000029 Nov 2021£11.3m3 yrsClosed
WNL ICB - First Option Healthcare
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board85311300———Live
CYP Continuing Care Service
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD————Live
Katherine Jarvis
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust85141210———Live
SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Mental Health Needs), Supported Living Services & Care and Support in the Home Children’s Services
Kent County Council85310000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £2.3m

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Kent County Council
2 contracts
100%
since 2021
2
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
1 contract
0%
3
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
1 contract
0%
4
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East2 contracts
100%
London1 contract
0%
Eastern2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). First Option Healthcare highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
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
FO
First Option Healthcare
No——
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 17 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
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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

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
09741480
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
20 Aug 2015
Reg. office
North Wing , Amp House 7th Floor, Dingwall Road, Croydon, CR0 2LX
SIC codes
70229 · 86102
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HIGGS, Fraser James — director
    Appointed 25 Mar 2026
  • BARNES, Nikolas — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2023
  • HETHERINGTON, Kim Louise — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2023
  • ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED — corporate secretary
    Appointed 15 Dec 2022
  • DOBSON, Rebecca Claire — director
    Appointed 07 Nov 2019
  • First Option Healthcare Group 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.

↔ From Cos House
FIRST OPTION HEALTHCARE LIMITED
09741480 · this company

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