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Knowles Associates

Financial services
SME

Knowles Associates, trading as Knowles Fleet, offers outsourced transport management and car benefit schemes, including full fleet administration and salary sacrifice schemes. They aim to reduce costs, cut emissions, and boost employee benefits.

knowlesfleet.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£19.7m
Live
5
Buyers
7
12m
£434k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 9
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Knowles AssociatesUpdated 10 Aug 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Knowles Associates has won £19.7m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: top buyer DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency at 91% · 100% in Financial services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
5 of 9Live contracts
91%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.

↔ Cross-checked
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
Services · 3
Fleet ManagementComplete fleet management and administration services. ↗Salary Sacrifice SchemesAward-winning salary sacrifice schemes to help reduce costs and boost employee benefits. ↗Insurance ServicesInsurance services related to vehicle management. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Fleet Replacement Contract - Cannock Chase District CouncilCannock Chase District Council · £463k

Extracted automatically from knowlesfleet.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

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 · 1

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

◐ From supplier website
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
Financial Conduct AuthorityFinancial Conduct Authority · Regulatory

Extracted automatically from knowlesfleet.com 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.

✓ 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 · 5 live · 4 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 2026
Cornwall Council6611400016 Mar 2026£434k3 yrsLive
Fleet Replacement Contract - Cannock Chase District Council
Cannock Chase District Council—14 Jul 2025£463k9 moClosed
CA12785 - Vehicle Lease. Fleet Management and salary sacrifice RM6268
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust5011110001 Nov 2023£90k3 yrsLive
CA9265 - Askham Bryan College - Provision of Lease Vehicles
Askham Bryan College5011110001 Jan 2022£452k3 yrsClosed
RBK Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management and Flexible Solution Contract
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames3400000001 Apr 2021£300k3 yrsClosed
Fleet Management Services 2
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency5011100001 Apr 2021£18.0m3 yrsClosed
Askham Bryan College - Provision of Lease Vehicles
Askham Bryan College————Live
Sustainable Fleet Solutions
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium34120000———Live
Sustainable Fleet Solutions
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium34120000———Live
Total live value £524k · mean award £2.2m

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 96%

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

✓ From notices
1
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
1 contract
91%
since 2021
2
Cannock Chase District Council
1 contract
2%
since 2025
3
Askham Bryan College
2 contracts
2%
since 2023
4
Cornwall Council
1 contract
2%
since 2026
5
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
1 contract
2%
since 2021
6
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2023
7
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
0%

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
Financial services66
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
27%
Yorkshire2 contracts
26%
South West1 contract
25%
South East1 contract
17%
Eastern1 contract
5%
North West2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 9% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MS
MATRIX SCM LIMITED (02227962)
No£119.1m1
GR
GI Recruitment Limited
No£6.9m1
ER
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited
No£6.8m2
LC
Logiq Consulting Limited
Yes£5.1m1
FC
FREUD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
No£4.4m1
KA
Knowles Associates
Yes£434k—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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

↔ Cross-checked
No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

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.

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