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UCAS MEDIA LIMITED

Cheltenham
Large

UCAS Media Limited provides marketing services and support for students, universities, and colleges. They offer various resources for students to explore their educational options and for providers to connect with potential students.

ucas.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£11.1m
Live
16
Buyers
14
12m
£2.9m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts16 / 42
  • Top buyers14
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — UCAS MEDIA LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

UCAS MEDIA LIMITED has won £11.1m across 14 public-sector buyers, with 16 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Swansea University at 76% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
16 of 42Live contracts
76%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.

⚑ 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 · 1
Student Marketing ServicesMarketing services aimed at students and educational providers. ↗

Extracted automatically from ucas.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.

✓ 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 · 26 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Always-on’ partnership with UCAS
NHS England—19 May 2026£576k1 mopending
SU132(26) UCAS Exhibitions and Digital Media
Swansea University—01 Mar 2026£1.5m4 yrsLive
UCAS Media Partnership
University of South Wales—07 Nov 2025£290k12 mopending
SU43(26) Student Recruitment Market intelligence Services
Swansea University—01 Nov 2025£486k2 yrspending
UCAS Fairs March - July 2025
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY7995000011 Oct 2024£36k10 moClosed
Data and Advertising Media
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA7934000001 Aug 2024—12 moClosed
UCAS Capitation Fees
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY8030000015 Jul 2024£38k13 moClosed
Membership for UCAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM7510000023 Feb 2024£98k12 moClosed
UCAS Media Platinum Clearing Package
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY8000000008 Mar 2024£118k1 moClosed
UCAS Marketing Campaign (undergraduate and Clearing)
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7934000004 Oct 2023£200k12 moClosed
Total live value £1.5m · mean award £264k1–10 of 42

Top buyers · 14 buyers · top 3 = 92%

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

✓ From notices
1
Swansea University
11 contracts
76%
since 2025
2
NHS England
3 contracts
10%
since 2026
3
University of South Wales
3 contracts
5%
since 2025
4
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
6 contracts
4%
since 2022
5
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
6 contracts
1%
since 2022
6
Student Loans Company
1 contract
1%
since 2018
7
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
2 contracts
1%
since 2024
8
Newcastle University
1 contract
0%
since 2019
9
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
2 contracts
0%
since 2023
10
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Wales15 contracts
82%
Yorkshire9 contracts
12%
East Midlands7 contracts
4%
North East2 contracts
1%
West Midlands2 contracts
1%
Eastern2 contracts
0%
South East2 contracts
0%
North West3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). UCAS MEDIA LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
WA
WAVEMAKER LIMITED
No£38.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
SO
Softcat
No£8.8m10
UM
UCAS MEDIA LIMITED
No£2.9m—
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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 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in 26d
Next due 18 Aug 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

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.
02737300
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
04 Aug 1992
Reg. office
Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3LZ
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due
30 Apr 2027

Directors & PSC

  • JARVIS, Alistair James Bradbury — director
    Appointed 04 Nov 2025
  • LANDER, Katherine Joanna — director
    Appointed 15 Apr 2025
  • BERNARD, Christopher — director
    Appointed 07 Apr 2025
  • TAYLOR, Richard Stewart — director
    Appointed 06 Nov 2024
  • SWEENEY, Paul — director
    Appointed 29 Jul 2024
  • PENNEY, David Thomas — director
    Appointed 29 Feb 2024
  • The Universities And Colleges Admissions Service — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors · significant influence or control

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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UCAS MEDIA LIMITED
02737300 · this company

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