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Potens

Health & social · Kingston Upon Thames
Large

Potens provides specialist community, residential, supported living, respite, educational, and day opportunities services for children and adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health, and complex needs across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

potens-uk.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£120.7m
Live
16
Buyers
19
12m
£65.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts16 / 37
  • Top buyers19
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — PotensUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Potens has won £120.7m across 19 public-sector buyers, with 16 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Borough of Telford & Wrekin at 54% · 100% in Health & social · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
16 of 37Live contracts
54%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 · 2/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Supported LivingPotens offers supported living services in flat schemes or shared houses, focusing on enabling individuals to gain skills and confidence towards independent living. ↗Domiciliary / Home CarePotens provides domiciliary care services to support individuals in their own homes. ↗Residential CarePotens offers residential care services for individuals with various needs. ↗Day OpportunitiesDay opportunities are available for people needing support to live independently and fulfilling lives in their communities. ↗Respite / Short BreaksPotens provides respite and short break services for individuals requiring temporary support. ↗Skills CentresPotens' Skills Centres focus on developing skills and strategies for life through personalized learning programs. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Residential and Nursing Care and Accommodation Flexible Purchasing SystemTrafford Council · £21.6m
  • Care and Support Framework for Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.Bournemouth Borough Council · £7.8m
  • Flexible Agreement for Learning Disability Supported Living Services - Transforming Care - PAN LancashireLancashire County Council · £3.8m
  • SSD 21 06 - Derbyshire Adult Social Care and Health Supported Living FrameworkDerbyshire County Council · £3.6m
  • Dorset Care Framework for People with Learning DisabilitiesDorset Council · £3.0m
  • Framework Agreement for the Supply of Mental Health Rehabilitation Services in Support Housing, Residential Home and Nursing Home Settings, in Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool - RFQ 15166743Lancashire County Council · £2.0m

Extracted automatically from potens-uk.com 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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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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

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 · 16 live · 21 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Homecare Service Placement - ID 367359 - Lot 5
Darlington Borough Council8500000023 Mar 2026£213k4 yrsLive
Homecare Service Placement - ID 284543 - Lot 5
Darlington Borough Council8500000023 Mar 2026£131k4 yrsLive
Homecare Service Placement - ID 5005568 - Lot 5
Darlington Borough Council8500000023 Mar 2026£48k4 yrsLive
The Specialist Care Framework
Borough of Telford & Wrekin—01 Apr 2026£65.0m2 yrspending
RESIDENTIAL CARE PLACEMENT (MH/ASD) - 1350b (JGA)
Nottinghamshire County Council8500000007 Dec 2024£379k3 yrsLive
Residential and Nursing Care and Accommodation Flexible Purchasing System
Trafford Council8500000010 Jul 2024£21.6m5 yrsLive
PB2023-01432 - Supported Living placement - ID363168
Darlington Borough Council8500000020 May 2024£752k4 yrsLive
RESIDENTIAL CARE PLACEMENT (MH/ASD) - 1054b (JB) Residential care
Nottinghamshire County Council8500000021 Feb 2024£171k3 yrsLive
PEP/ASC/Care Home OF Contract - 235259 16/01/2024
Bristol City Council8500000016 Jan 2024£650k4 yrsLive
Supported Living Scheme - 6 The High Street
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council9800000001 Nov 2023£421k2 yrsClosed
Total live value £28.0m · mean award £3.3m1–10 of 37

Top buyers · 19 buyers · top 3 = 78%

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

✓ From notices
1
Borough of Telford & Wrekin
1 contract
54%
since 2026
2
Trafford Council
1 contract
18%
since 2024
3
Bournemouth Borough Council
1 contract
6%
since 2019
4
Lancashire County Council
2 contracts
5%
since 2016
5
Derbyshire County Council
2 contracts
3%
since 2022
6
Sheffield City Council
1 contract
3%
since 2017
7
Durham County Council
3 contracts
3%
since 2016
8
Dorset Council
2 contracts
2%
since 2019
9
Darlington Borough Council
10 contracts
2%
since 2017
10
Cheshire West and Chester Council
1 contract
1%
since 2019

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Health & social85
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
West Midlands1 contract
54%
North West6 contracts
24%
South West5 contracts
10%
North East15 contracts
5%
East Midlands8 contracts
4%
Yorkshire1 contract
3%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Potens highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
PO
Potens
No£65.4m—
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
V1
Voyage 1 Limited trading as Voyage Care
No£6.2m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
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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 Dec 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 20 Apr 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.

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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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02299375
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
23 Sept 1988
Reg. office
9 Coombe Neville, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 7HW
SIC codes
70229
Last accounts
31 Dec 2025
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2027

Directors & PSC

  • KINCHIN, Bernard Edward — director
  • Mr Bernard Edward Kinchin — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent as firm · 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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POTENS LIMITED
02299375 · this company

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