Buyer profile · NHS and health
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 2
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 13
- To 12 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.13m
- 10 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £21k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has no tenders open right now.
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)14%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)21%
- Direct award (no competition)57%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 14%
- Lower than 50% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 14 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 43%
- Lower than 55% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 14 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 76% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 5 awards
- Direct awards
- 57%
- Lower than 71% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 14 procurements
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 6 |
| 2–4 bids | 31 |
| 4–6 bids | 20 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 14%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 107 |
| 10–20% | 52 |
| 20–30% | 33 |
| 30–40% | 16 |
| 40–50% | 15 |
| 50–60% | 12 |
| 60–70% | 16 |
| 70–80% | 8 |
| 80–90% | 8 |
| 90–100% | 9 |
This buyer: 43%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 11 |
| 10–20% | 12 |
| 20–30% | 30 |
| 30–40% | 40 |
| 40–50% | 50 |
| 50–60% | 38 |
| 60–70% | 29 |
| 70–80% | 28 |
| 80–90% | 21 |
| 90–100% | 7 |
Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralised Health Based Place of Safety (CHBPoS) – furniture to kit out new unit | Pineapple Contracts Unlimited | £23k | 9 Oct 2026 |