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THE NICHOLS GROUP LIMITED

IT services · London
Large
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Awarded
£33.3m
Live
5
Buyers
18
12m
£11.9m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 51
  • Top buyers18
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
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  • Modifications
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Quick answer — THE NICHOLS GROUP LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THE NICHOLS GROUP LIMITED has won £33.3m across 18 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer National Highways at 57% · 100% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 51Live contracts
57%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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • National Highways Operational Technology Commercial FrameworkNational Highways · £7.6m
  • Procurement and Project Management Capability ReviewOffice of Rail and Road · £200k
  • Preparing for Road Investment Strategy 3: EnhancementsOffice of Rail and Road · £119k
  • Review the deliverability and affordability of RIS2 Tier 1 projectsOffice of Rail and Road · £100k

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 · 5 live · 46 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ORT - Operational Technology Commercial Framework Extension
National Highways7222230010 Dec 2025£9.5m2.1 yrsLive
NBCP Specialist consultancy advisory services
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS7222400001 Aug 2025£2.4m2.2 yrsLive
The provision of Support to the CEO Office
HS27941000006 Jan 2025£2.0m6 moClosed
SCAH Specialist Advisory Services
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS7900000001 Jul 2024£1.6m2.5 yrsLive
Strategic Advice to the ASFSP Review Reset
Sellafield Limited7162100017 Jun 2024£250k5 moClosed
FIIP Organisational Design Support
DEFRA7940000025 Mar 2024£76k1 moClosed
Strategic Procurement Readiness Review
Sellafield Limited7941800006 Mar 2024£341k4 moClosed
Nichols Group SU 2023/24
Home Office7124100008 Nov 2023£29k12 moClosed
SCAH Further Specialist Advisory Consultancy
DEFRA7900000004 Oct 2023£390k6 moClosed
The provision of expert knowledge in rolling stock delivery programmes
Office of Rail and Road7940000001 Sept 2023£18k1 moClosed
Total live value £13.5m · mean award £652k1–10 of 51

Top buyers · 18 buyers · top 3 = 78%

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

✓ From notices
1
National Highways
5 contracts
57%
since 2017
2
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
2 contracts
12%
since 2024
3
HS2
9 contracts
9%
since 2017
4
Department for Transport
3 contracts
4%
since 2018
5
Sellafield Limited
3 contracts
3%
since 2023
6
Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
3 contracts
2%
since 2020
7
Office of Rail and Road
6 contracts
2%
since 2020
8
RESTORATION AND RENEWAL DELIVERY AUTHORITY LTD
2 contracts
2%
since 2021
9
The House of Lords
1 contract
2%
since 2019
10
Transport for London
2 contracts
1%
since 2016

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
IT services72
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
South East7 contracts
59%
London24 contracts
27%
West Midlands9 contracts
9%
North West4 contracts
4%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THE NICHOLS GROUP LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BP
Baringa Partners LLP
No£20.0m2
F(
Frequentis (UK) Limited
Yes£15.3m1
AE
AECOM LIMITED
No£14.3m8
OA
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
No£12.5m2
E&
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
No£12.5m3
TN
THE NICHOLS GROUP LIMITED
No£11.9m—
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 07 May 2027
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.
02930116
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 May 1994
Reg. office
7-8 Stratford Place, London, W1C 1AY
SIC codes
70229
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • NICHOLS, Frances Jayne — director
    Appointed 22 Oct 2013
  • NICHOLS, Kathryn Laura — director
    Appointed 22 Oct 2013
  • NICHOLS, Kathryn Laura — secretary
    Appointed 31 Mar 1998
  • Mrs Kathryn Laura Nichols — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mrs Frances Jayne Nichols — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 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 NICHOLS GROUP LIMITED
02930116 · this company

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