Buyer profile · NHS and health

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust tenders and contracts

South EastAshfordWebsite

Official name on notices: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
41
To 95 different suppliers
Value awarded
£7.12m
40 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£25k
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. Provision of Commercial Removals and Associated Services

    London, South East

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £602kestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Provision of Pharmacy Services

    London, South EastMedical equipment and supplies, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £20mestimated
  2. MSK Physiotherapy AI Service

    South EastHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Outsourced Physiotherapy Services for HM Prisons

    South EastHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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.

  1. Constructionline2%
    In 1 of 46 notices
  2. ISO 270012%
    In 1 of 46 notices
  3. Site visit2%
    In 1 of 46 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. Flok Health LtdSME£1.52m
    1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 3 contracts
  5. 1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)19%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)40%
  • Direct award (no competition)42%
Based on 43 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 83% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
19%
Higher than 57% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 43 procurements
Won by small firms
79%
Higher than 89% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 101 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 56% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
25%
Higher than 71% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
42%
Lower than 79% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 43 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 tenders

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Time to bid, 88 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days3
15–20 days2
20–25 days3
25–30 days40
30–35 days30
35–40 days8
40–45 days2
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 71 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids31
4–6 bids20
6–8 bids9
8–10 bids1
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 276 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 266 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Community Health NHS Foundation 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Adios and Refine Annual LicencesRx-Info Limited£11k30 Nov 2026

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards