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University of Chester

Education & training · Chester
Large

The University of Chester offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, apprenticeships, and research opportunities. It is committed to sustainability and enhancing student life.

www1.chester.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£111.9m
Live
12
Buyers
15
12m
£144k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 24
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — University of ChesterUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

University of Chester has won £111.9m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 93% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
12 of 24Live contracts
93%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

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 · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Undergraduate StudyPostgraduate StudyApprenticeshipsResearch Degrees

Extracted automatically from www1.chester.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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 · 12 live · 12 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Level 6 Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship
Halton Borough Council8030000001 Sept 2025£144k2.9 yrsLive
Age Friendly evaluation assessment
Cheshire West and Chester Council7940000028 Mar 2025£47k12 moClosed
Practice Assessment and Record Evaluation System - run and maintain for 24/25
NHS England8000000001 Apr 2024£643k12 moClosed
UKSPF Inclusive Employer Support 2024
Cheshire West and Chester Council7300000001 Apr 2024£80k12 moClosed
UKSPF Innovation
Cheshire West and Chester Council7300000001 Jul 2023£142k9 moClosed
Apprenticeship Training Services
Telford & Wrekin Council8053000001 Aug 2023£556k1.8 yrsClosed
Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching (WBIS)
Shared Services Connected Limited8000000008 Feb 2023£20k12 moClosed
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)
Department for Education8000000013 Sept 2021£2.2m4 yrsClosed
NHS Education Contract with University of Chester
HEE8000000001 Apr 2021£3.4m3 yrsClosed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Prescribing Training
HEE8000000001 Apr 2021£232k12 moClosed
Total live value £144k · mean award £4.7m1–10 of 24

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 98%

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

✓ From notices
1
YPO
2 contracts
93%
since 2018
2
HEE
2 contracts
3%
since 2021
3
Department for Education
2 contracts
2%
since 2021
4
NHS England
2 contracts
1%
since 2024
5
Telford & Wrekin Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2023
6
Shropshire Council
2 contracts
0%
since 2019
7
Cheshire West and Chester Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2023
8
Halton Borough Council
1 contract
0%
since 2025
9
Liverpool City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2016
10
Shared Services Connected Limited
1 contract
0%
since 2023

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Education & training80
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
Yorkshire7 contracts
99%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%
North West7 contracts
0%
Wales1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). University of Chester highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m1
BP
BPP Professional Education Ltd
No£4.5m1
ST
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Yes£4.0m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
UO
University of Chester
No£144k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
Annual accounts due in 20d. Next filing due 31 Jul 2026.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in 20d
Next due 31 Jul 2026
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.

✓ From notices
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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

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.
07828011
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
28 Oct 2011
Reg. office
University Of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ
SIC codes
85421
Last accounts
31 Oct 2024
Next accounts due
31 Jul 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GITTINS, Laura — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2025
  • PARKER, Anthony John — director
    Appointed 09 Oct 2025
  • University Of Chester — person with significant control
    voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER TRUST
07828011 · this company

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