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CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED

Cuffley
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Cicada Education specializes in providing innovative, high-quality educational tools and resources to schools and childcare centers. With over 35 years of experience, they focus on enhancing teaching and learning environments.

cicada-education.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£8.8m
Live
10
Buyers
4
12m
£6.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 15
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED has won £8.8m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 68% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 15Live contracts
68%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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
Educational Tools and ResourcesProviding innovative, high-quality educational tools designed to enhance teaching and learning environments.
Expert SupportOffering personalized guidance and exceptional service to help integrate products into educational environments.
Timely DeliveryEnsuring reliable and prompt delivery of all products.
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • YPO - 001132 EARLY YEARS FURNITUREYPO · £1.1m
  • YPO - 1202 Play Trays & AccessoriesYPO · £500k
  • YPO - 001028 Sand and Water PlayYPO · £500k
  • 161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting ToolsEspo · £258k
  • 161_19 - Artist Grounds', Brushes and Painting ToolsEspo · £194k

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

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.

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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

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

Contracts · 10 live · 5 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
991_26 Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—01 Apr 2026£6.0m12 mopending
YPO - 1202 Play Trays & Accessories
YPO3862200001 Oct 2024£500k4 yrsLive
161_23 Artists' Grounds, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools
Espo3019760001 Mar 2023£258k2.1 yrsClosed
YPO - 001132 EARLY YEARS FURNITURE
YPO3900000001 Apr 2023£1.1m4 yrsLive
YPO - 001028 Sand and Water Play
YPO3700000001 Apr 2021£500k4 yrsClosed
161_19 - Artist Grounds', Brushes and Painting Tools
Espo3019760001 Mar 2019£194k2.1 yrsClosed
YPO - 000502 Drying Racks & Other Wire Display
YPO3922117024 Feb 2018£300k4 yrsClosed
YPO - 1202 Play Trays & Accessories
YPO38622000———Live
HCC 07/23 – Framework For The Supply Of Paint, Brushes, Crayons, Chalk, Pastels, Easels and Paint Accessories
Hertfordshire County Council37821000———Live
YPO - 001038 Sports Storage
YPO39132500———Live
Total live value £1.6m · mean award £588k1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
68%
since 2026
2
YPO
9 contracts
27%
since 2018
3
Espo
3 contracts
5%
since 2018
4
Hertfordshire County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands5 contracts
73%
Yorkshire9 contracts
27%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BO
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
Yes£42.3m12
LU
LYRECO UK LIMITED
Yes£31.9m5
GO
GRESHAM OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED
Yes£27.9m10
SI
SENATOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (t/a Teal Furniture)
Yes£24.7m8
BA
Banner Limited
Yes£24.3m5
CE
CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
Yes£6.0m—
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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

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 07 Dec 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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04327591
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Nov 2001
Reg. office
Sopers House, Sopers Road, Cuffley, Hertfordshire, EN6 4RY
SIC codes
47910
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • WINT, Ian Stuart — secretary
    Appointed 24 Feb 2025
  • EASTWOOD, Timothy — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2003
  • EASTWOOD, Colin Wilfred — director
    Appointed 23 Nov 2001
  • Mrs Janet Beatrice Eastwood — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Colin Wilfred Eastwood — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent

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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CICADA EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
04327591 · this company

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