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WHSmith

UK public-sector supplier
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WHSmith is one of the UK's leading retailers, operating stores in high streets, travel locations including airports, railway stations, and hospitals, as well as online. The company sells books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, entertainment products, and convenience items. WHSmith has a long heritage dating back to 1792 and serves millions of customers across its UK and international store network.

whsmith.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£19.5m
Live
6
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 7
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — WHSmithUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

WHSmith has won £19.5m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: top buyer United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust at 97% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
6 of 7Live contracts
97%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 3/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
Jobs1 commitment✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment✓
Jobs · 1
  • WebsiteDiversityEquality and inclusion policies in place for all employees
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteEnvironmentalCommitted to reducing plastic packaging and improving sustainability across its supply chain
Community · 1
  • WebsiteCommunityRead for Good charity partnership encouraging reading among children in hospital

Extracted automatically from whsmith.co.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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 · 8
Books Retail
Stationery Retail
Magazines and Newspapers
Entertainment Products
Travel Retail
Hospital Retail
Online Retail
Convenience Products

Extracted automatically from whsmith.co.uk on Jun 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

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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

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 · 6 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Retail Services
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust5500000030 Jun 2025£19.0m15 yrsLive
Retail Space Lease
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust5590000001 May 2024£1010 yrsLive
Retail Space Lease x1
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust5590000001 May 2024£110 yrsLive
Retail Space Lease
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust5590000001 May 2024£1010 yrsLive
CA8426 - TENDER FOR RETAIL SERVICES
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust5590000001 Jul 2021£500k5 yrsClosed
Waiver - WH Smith (Retail)
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust————Live
TENDER FOR RETAIL SERVICES
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust55000000———Live
Total live value £19.0m · mean award £2.8m

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

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

✓ From notices
1
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract
97%
since 2025
2
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
3%
since 2021
3
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
0%
since 2024
4
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%
since 2024
5
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands1 contract
97%
Eastern2 contracts
3%
North West4 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BL
Bray Leino Ltd
No£10.8m2
BE
BestWay Limited
No£3.0m1
WC
Warwick Conferences
No£688k2
SM
SMT Management Consultants Ltd
No£645k1
TU
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER CONFERENCES LIMITED
No£580k1
WH
WHSmith
No——
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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.

↔ From Cos House
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— · this company

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