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Explosive learning Solutions

IT services · Didcot
SME

Explosive Learning Solutions offers a variety of accredited training courses aimed at enhancing skills and knowledge in various fields. They focus on quality assurance and support for the armed forces.

elsbusinesstraining.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£17.6m
Live
14
Buyers
11
12m
£3.3m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 27
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Explosive learning SolutionsUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Explosive learning Solutions has won £17.6m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DIO, at 71% · 100% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 27Live contracts
71%Top-buyer concentration
100%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

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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 · 16
ACT AwarenessProtecting people and places. ↗ELCASAPMG AgilePM®Better Business Cases (BBC)Change ManagementLean Six Sigma – Yellow BeltManaging BenefitsProject, Planning and ControlCity & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational AchievementLevel 4 Certificate in Education and TrainingPeopleCert ITIL® 4 Foundation & E-LearningPRINCE 2 Portfolio ManagementPRINCE2 Programme Management (MSP®) 5th EditionPRINCE2 Risk Management (M_o_R®)PRINCE2 7 Project ManagementChartered Institute of Procurement & Supply CIPS QualificationsSpecialised Procurement Courses. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • PROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RLC, RA, RE, R SIGNALS, REME AND RAF UNDERTAKING THE L2 SUPPLY CHAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE, L2 LGV DRIVER AND L2 EXPRESS DELIVERY OPERATIVE APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDSMinistry of Defence, DIO, · £5.4m
  • Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship StandardMinistry of Defence, DIO, · £3.3m
  • Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and the Level 3 Aviation Movement Specialist (ST0954) Apprenticeship StandardMinistry of Defence, DIO, · £599k
  • End Point Assessment to Service Personnel of the Royal Navy undertaking Level 4 Intelligence Analyst StandardMinistry of Defence, DIO, · £209k

Extracted automatically from elsbusinesstraining.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.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

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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 · 14 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
End Point Assessment - Drivers
Northern Trains Limited—01 Jul 2026£1.6m2 yrsLive
The Delivery of End Point Assessments (EPA) for the Army Level 4 Intelligence Analyst (ST0516), Level 4 Data Analyst (ST0118) and the Level 3 Data Technician (ST0795)
Ministry of Defence, DIO,—01 Aug 2026£1.5m5 yrspending
ACT Awareness e-Learning Services and Restructure
Metropolitan Police Service7200000003 Oct 2025£208k3 yrsLive
Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and the Level 3 Aviation Movement Specialist (ST0954) Apprenticeship Standard
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000001 Aug 2025£599k5 yrsLive
PROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RLC, RA, RE, R SIGNALS, REME AND RAF UNDERTAKING THE L2 SUPPLY CHAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE, L2 LGV DRIVER AND L2 EXPRESS DELIVERY OPERATIVE APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000003 Feb 2025£5.4m5 yrsLive
Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000010 Apr 2024£3.3m5.3 yrsLive
End Point Assessment to Service Personnel of the Royal Navy undertaking Level 4 Intelligence Analyst Standard
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8053000006 Apr 2023£209k5 yrsLive
Transparency Notice for provision of EPAO of the royal Logistics Corps (RLC)
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000024 Apr 2023£116k3 yrsClosed
Supply of a Procurement Capability Programme
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)8000000025 Jul 2022£250k13 moClosed
L4 Ordnance Munitions Explosives Technician (ST0833) Transparency Notice
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000018 Apr 2022£240k3 yrsClosed
Total live value £11.3m · mean award £650k1–10 of 27

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
15 contracts
71%
since 2020
2
Ministry of Defence, LE
2 contracts
16%
since 2021
3
Northern Trains Limited
1 contract
9%
since 2026
4
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
1 contract
1%
since 2022
5
Metropolitan Police Service
1 contract
1%
since 2025
6
Ukaea United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
1 contract
1%
since 2021
7
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
0%
since 2019
8
Crown Commercial Service
2 contracts
0%
since 2016
9
Birmingham City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2018
10
YPO
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
IT services72
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire3 contracts
83%
London1 contract
11%
South West1 contract
4%
North West2 contracts
2%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 11% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Explosive learning Solutions highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.6m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
CI
CGI IT UK LIMITED
No£14.1m1
EL
Explosive learning Solutions
Yes£3.3m—
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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 12 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.

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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.

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Registered details

Company no.
05576577
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Sept 2005
Reg. office
4 The Terraces, Library Avenue Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0SG
SIC codes
70229 · 73200 · 84220 · 85320
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CONVERY, Catherine Susan — director
    Appointed 17 Sept 2021
  • CONVERY, James Charles — director
    Appointed 28 Sept 2005
  • Mr James Convery — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • Mrs Catherine Susan Convery — 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.

↔ From Cos House
EXPLOSIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
05576577 · this company

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