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Buyer profile · Local authority
Kent County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 35
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 100
- To 163 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £125m
- 98 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £147k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 19 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3mframework ceiling
- £900kestimated
- £750mframework ceiling
- £100mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £38.7mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £800kestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £35mestimated
- £800kestimated
- £250kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £480kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)55%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
- Direct award (no competition)18%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Kent County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 33 days
- Longer than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 28 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 55%
- Lower than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 73 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 64%
- Lower than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 185 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 30 awards
- Split into lots
- 31%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 35 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 18%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 73 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Higher than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 35 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Kent County Council: 33 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Kent County Council: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Kent County Council: 55%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 11 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 32 |
| 40–50% | 36 |
| 50–60% | 48 |
| 60–70% | 47 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 76 |
Kent County Council: 64%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 27 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 76 |
| 70–80% | 80 |
| 80–90% | 55 |
| 90–100% | 32 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Kent County Council.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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concessionary Travel Management | SYSTRA Limited | £560k | 10 Sept 2026 |
| The Willows Swanley - JCT Minor Works Contract | G. Baker Roofing Limited | — | 27 Aug 2026 |
| West Minster Fire Door Replacement | Trustee Fire & Security Ltd | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Willesborough Infant School: Roof Repair | GJM Southern Group | — | 21 Aug 2026 |
| St Marks CofE Primary School -Replacement of Failed Oil Boilers | GJM Southern Group | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys - DT block and main hall windows | G A Harper Ltd | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Thanet Skills (Liberty College/ELA) Roof repairs | Ktech Group Ltd | — | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Barnfield Park Site Repairs | Gtci Limited | — | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Sessions House- Heritage windows repair- health and safety as windows cannot be replaced | Skanska Construction UK Limited | — | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Pension Print Services | CFH Docmail Ltd | — | 7 Aug 2026 |