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DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED

Bristol
SME

Dovetail & Slate Limited specializes in public sector recruitment, particularly in education, healthcare, local government, and housing. They connect organizations with exceptional professionals who share their values and understand the challenges of public service.

dovetailslate.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£398.1m
Live
10
Buyers
13
12m
£397.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 22
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED has won £398.1m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 73% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 22Live contracts
73%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 · 4/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Public Sector RecruitmentConnecting exceptional people with organizations that serve communities, including schools, healthcare, and local government. ↗Government Projects RecruitmentSpecializing in finding project professionals for public sector project teams, covering the full project lifecycle. ↗

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

Case studies · 4

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

◐ From supplier website
Brooklands College Recruitment TransformationA case study on recruitment transformation at Brooklands College. ↗Overcoming Recruitment Challenges in Construction EducationA case study on overcoming recruitment challenges in construction education. ↗Overcoming Senior Interim Recruitment ChallengesA case study on overcoming senior interim recruitment challenges. ↗Exclusive Partnership Success with City of Bristol CollegeA case study on the success of an exclusive partnership. ↗

Extracted automatically from dovetailslate.co.uk 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

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 · 10 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—07 Jul 2026£291.7m2 yrspending
3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—07 Jul 2026—2 yrsLive
Connect2Framework For Legal Services
Commercial Services Kent Limited—21 Apr 2026£90.0m7.9 yrspending
PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing
Harris Federation—01 Jan 2026£12.0m2 yrspending
Recruitment Agency Framework
Derby College Group—11 Aug 2025£3.5m2 yrspending
Temporary Staff _ Nuclear Skills Academy
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7960000017 Oct 2024£325k6 moClosed
Temporary Recruitment_Nuclear Skills
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7960000009 Aug 2024£120k5 moClosed
Temporary Recruitment _ Nuclear Skills
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7960000018 Apr 2024£120k4 moClosed
Teaching Agency Staff - Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7960000022 Feb 2024£36k5 moClosed
Temporary Recuitment
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY8000000021 Sept 2023£177k12 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £18.1m1–10 of 22

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 99%

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

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
2 contracts
73%
since 2026
2
Commercial Services Kent Limited
1 contract
23%
since 2026
3
Harris Federation
2 contracts
3%
since 2025
4
Derby College Group
2 contracts
1%
since 2025
5
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
7 contracts
0%
since 2023
6
Southampton City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2021
7
Colchester Institute
1 contract
0%
since 2020
8
Nottingham College
1 contract
0%
9
Preston College
1 contract
0%
10
Salford City College
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands12 contracts
74%
South East4 contracts
26%
Eastern1 contract
0%
North West2 contracts
0%
South West1 contract
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DA
DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED
Yes£397.2m—
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£74.8m8
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.6m2
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
NP
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
No£7.1m1
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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.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 May 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.

✓ From notices
±

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.
11351060
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 May 2018
Reg. office
740 Waterside Drive Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4UF
SIC codes
78109
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Next accounts due
28 Feb 2027

Directors & PSC

  • REDMOND, Elliott Anthony Mark — director
    Appointed 27 Feb 2019
  • WALKER, Guy Alexander — director
    Appointed 09 May 2018
  • Talentia Group 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.

↔ From Cos House
DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED
11351060 · this company

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