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Achieving for Children tenders and contracts

LondonTwickenhamWebsite

Official name on notices: ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
6
To 7 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.51m
5 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£169k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)

    LondonEducation services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.16mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Social and domiciliary care6
  2. Healthcare services3
  3. Energy and utilities1
  4. Education services1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Kingston Carers' Network£574k
    1 contract
  2. Richmond Carers Centre£574k
    1 contract
  3. Sport Works LimitedSME£169k
    1 contract
  4. Keen2Go LimitedSME£105k
    1 contract
  5. Crying Sons LtdSME£84k
    1 contract
  6. EnhanceableSMENot stated
    1 contract
  7. Thomas Silvey LtdSMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)50%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)13%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
  • Direct award (no competition)25%
Based on 8 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Achieving for Children has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
50%
Lower than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 8 procurements
Won by small firms
71%
Higher than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 7 winning suppliers
Direct awards
25%
Higher than 54% of other public bodies
Based on 8 procurements

Compared with other other public bodies

Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Achieving for Children.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
AfC Short Breaks After School Services Moderate Needs RichmondKeen2Go Limited£105k8 Dec 2026

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Fuel Cars and Associated ServicesThomas Silvey Ltd£600k1 Oct 2026
AfC Young Carers Support ServiceKingston Carers' Network, Richmond Carers Centre—22 Jun 2026
Provision of Overnight Respite Care Services For Children and Young People With DisabilitiesEnhanceable—26 May 2026
Criminal Exploitation and Serious Youth ViolenceCrying Sons Ltd—1 May 2026
2026 AfC Short Breaks After School Service Windsor & MaidenheadSport Works Limited—1 Apr 2026
AfC Short Breaks After School Services Moderate Needs RichmondKeen2Go Limited—8 Dec 2025
Paediatric Orthotics Service for Children with Physical Disabilities (AfC)Medfac UK Limited—26 Sept 2025
Achieving for Children Short Breaks 2025Enhanceable, Richmond AID, Disability Challengers—21 Jul 2025