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STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED

Leigh On Sea
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Stephensons of Essex is an employee-owned, independent bus operator established in 1972, serving communities across Essex and into West Suffolk. They offer reliable and friendly bus services for various purposes including work, education, shopping, and leisure.

stephensonsofessex.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.9m
Live
8
Buyers
8
12m
£2.6m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 22
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED has won £5.9m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority at 43% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 22Live contracts
43%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 · 4
Schoolday ServicesDedicated bus services for school children. ↗Tickets & FaresInformation on ticket pricing and fare options. ↗Live TimesReal-time bus schedule information. ↗Other ServicesAdditional transport services offered by the company. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Provision of Student Bus ServicesCambridge Regional College · £475k

Extracted automatically from stephensonsofessex.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.

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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.

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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

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Contracts · 8 live · 14 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Bus Service 69
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority—01 Jun 2026£317k2 yrspending
Bus Service-8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority—01 Jun 2026£520k2 yrspending
Bus Service 61
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority—01 Jun 2026£254k2 yrspending
Bus Service 5A
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority—01 Jun 2026£988k2 yrspending
Bus Service - Route19
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority—22 Dec 2025£492k2 yrspending
North / South Bus Service
Southend-on-Sea City Council—03 Jul 2025£1.8m2.2 yrspending
2022-07-21 1500 - SC703 Glemsford to Stour Valley Academy - 74 seats (September 2022) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000001 Sept 2022£302k3.9 yrsLive
VEAT Notice for Bus Contingency Provision during the Commonwealth Games
West Midlands Combined Authority6017200025 Jul 2022£214k—Closed
2021-08-31 - 1300 hours - SC703 -Glemsford to Stour Valley Community College - 72 seats (September 2021) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000006 Sept 2021£84k11 moClosed
HL351 Cowlinge, Great Bradley to Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill - AWARD
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport6000000006 Sept 2021£45k11 moClosed
Total live value £302k · mean award £270k1–10 of 22

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 81%

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

✓ From notices
1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
8 contracts
43%
since 2025
2
Southend-on-Sea City Council
2 contracts
30%
since 2025
3
Suffolk Sourcing
3 contracts
8%
since 2017
4
Cambridge Regional College
2 contracts
8%
since 2016
5
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport
3 contracts
7%
since 2021
6
West Midlands Combined Authority
2 contracts
4%
since 2022
7
Essex County Council
1 contract
0%
8
Suffolk County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern14 contracts
96%
West Midlands2 contracts
4%
Region resolved for 85% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£5.4m2
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.0m3
AS
ABC Supreme
No£2.8m2
SO
STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED
Yes£2.6m—
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
TU
TUSKERDIRECT LIMITED
No£2.3m1
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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 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Mar 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.
01815977
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
14 May 1984
Reg. office
Monometer House, Rectory Grove, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 2HN
SIC codes
49390
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ROBBIE, Dean James — director
    Appointed 09 Dec 2024
  • SAYER, Mark Bernard — director
    Appointed 09 Dec 2024
  • RAVEN, Gary John — secretary
    Appointed 10 Mar 2015
  • RAVEN, Gary John — director
    Appointed 10 Mar 2015
  • HIRON, William — director
    Appointed 05 Nov 2001
  • Eastern Transport Holdings Limited — 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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STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED
01815977 · this company

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