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D.F.P.F. LIMITED

Belfast
SME

D.F.P.F. LIMITED, operating as People 1st, is a training organization that provides various educational programs and qualifications in the UK and Ireland, focusing on skills for life and work, apprenticeships, and short business courses.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£195.0m
Live
11
Buyers
6
12m
£195.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 12
  • Top buyers6
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — D.F.P.F. LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

D.F.P.F. LIMITED has won £195.0m across 6 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department for the Economy at 100% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 12Live 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.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
Skills for Life and WorkApprenticeshipsNIQualifications/NVQsShort Business CoursesAcademiesMigrant Access ProgrammePeacePlus Employability Language Up Programme

Extracted automatically from people-1st.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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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

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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 · 11 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
T26-064BUS Delivery of a Customer Facing Small Business Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Derry City and Strabane District Council—05 Jun 2026—7 moLive
T25-201BUS Construction Employment Academy
Derry City and Strabane District Council—03 Feb 2026—8 moLive
T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Derry City and Strabane District Council—20 Jan 2026—8 moLive
T25-172BUS Development and Delivery of a HGV and PCV Transport Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Derry City and Strabane District Council—18 Dec 2025—12 moLive
ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025
Department for the Economy—01 Sept 2025£195.0m—pending
DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25)
Department for the Economy————Live
ANDBC Tender for the provision of a Transport Training Academy in the Ards and North Down area
Ards and North Down Borough Council80400000———Live
Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers
DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group80000000———Live
ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025
Department for the Economy————Live
DfC Work Ready Employability Services
Department for Communities80521000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £16.3m1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 6 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Department for the Economy
4 contracts
100%
since 2025
2
Derry City and Strabane District Council
4 contracts
0%
since 2025
3
Ards and North Down Borough Council
1 contract
0%
4
DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group
1 contract
0%
5
Department for Communities
1 contract
0%
6
Dpeartment for the Economy
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Northern Ireland12 contracts
100%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). D.F.P.F. LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
D.
D.F.P.F. LIMITED
Yes£195.0m—
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 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.
NI041643
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Oct 2001
Reg. office
Aisling House, 50 Stranmillis Embankment, Belfast, BT9 5FL
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • KELLY, Aidan — director
    Appointed 05 Jun 2024
  • MCBRIDE, Grainne — director
    Appointed 05 Jun 2024
  • MOORE, Eamonn — director
    Appointed 05 Jun 2024
  • HEENAN, Ronan — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2001
  • KERNAGHAN, Brenda — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2001
  • Dfpf Employees' Trustees Ltd — 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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D.F.P.F. LIMITED
NI041643 · this company

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