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The Colleges Partnership Limited

Chippenham
SME

The Colleges Partnership Limited is an apprenticeship and workplace training provider, delivering training throughout the UK and overseas. They focus on the Digital, Technical, and Education sectors, combining academic excellence with expert trainers to provide a high-quality learner experience.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£65.2m
Live
6
Buyers
4
12m
£3.9m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 13
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — The Colleges Partnership LimitedUpdated 03 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Colleges Partnership Limited has won £65.2m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Defence, DIO, at 78% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 13Live contracts
78%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 · 1
ApprenticeshipsThey offer apprenticeships in Digital, Technical, and Education sectors, helping employers to upskill their teams and nurture upcoming talent. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • The Provision of Functional Skills and Cultural Awareness Delivery to ITCMinistry of Defence, DIO, · £1.2m

Extracted automatically from tcpartnership.ac.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.

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Accreditations & memberships · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
Armed Forces CovenantMinistry of Defence · Commitment ↗

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

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 6 live · 7 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
The Provision of Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Functional Skills and Cultural Awareness Delivery
Ministry of Defence, DIO,—01 Sept 2026£3.9m3 yrsLive
Transparency Notice - Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Artillery and Army Air Corps
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000001 Aug 2023£12.4m6 yrsLive
Transparency Notice - Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Infantry
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000001 Aug 2023£18.1m6 yrsLive
The Provision of Functional Skills and Cultural Awareness Delivery to ITC
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8034000001 May 2022£1.2m2 yrsClosed
The Provision of End Point Assessment To Service Personnel of The Royal Navy
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8050000014 Jun 2021£114k3.1 yrsClosed
Somerset County Council Apprenticeship Services
Somerset Council8000000018 Jun 2021£82k2 yrsClosed
TRANSPARENCY NOTICE - Apprenticeship Training Provider Service Contracts for the Army Apprenticeship Programme
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000001 Aug 2021£10.2m4 yrsClosed
Apprenticeship Training Provider Service Contracts for the Army Apprenticeship Programme
Ministry of Defence - Army Headquarters8000000001 Aug 2021£7.7m4 yrsClosed
Provision of Apprenticeship Training Soldiers of the British Army and the Provision of Associated Business Support Services to the Apprenticeship Team
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8000000001 Aug 2018£4.9m4 yrsClosed
Provision of Apprenticeship Training to Soldiers of the British Army, and the provision of associated Business Support Services to the Army Apprenticeships Team
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other8000000001 Aug 2018£6.7m4 yrsClosed
Total live value £34.3m · mean award £5.0m1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
9 contracts
78%
since 2018
2
Ministry of Defence - Army Headquarters
1 contract
12%
since 2021
3
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
1 contract
10%
since 2018
4
Somerset Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West3 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 12% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Colleges Partnership Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
TC
The Colleges Partnership Limited
Yes£3.9m—
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
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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 11 Nov 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

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News mentions

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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.
05606069
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
28 Oct 2005
Reg. office
C/O Wiltshire College, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QD
SIC codes
85590
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • GRENFELL, Jo — director
    Appointed 05 Dec 2024
  • HOLDER, Marcus — director
    Appointed 26 Mar 2024
  • HATT, Iain James — director
    Appointed 01 Aug 2021
  • BERRY, Andrew Alleyne — director
    Appointed 22 Jun 2017
  • Wiltshire College & University Centre — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
  • University Centre Somerset College Group — 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
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
05606069 · this company

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