Buyer profile · Local authority
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 30
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 67
- To 433 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £7.36m
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £225k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £16mestimated
- £400mframework ceiling
- £100mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £143kestimated
- £500mframework ceiling
- £10mframework ceiling
- £50mframework ceiling
- £200mframework ceiling
- £50mframework ceiling
- £500mframework ceiling
- £200mframework ceiling
- £10bnestimated
- £2.51mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)44%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)49%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
- Direct award (no competition)4%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 29 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 44%
- Lower than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 79 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 76%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 657 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10
- More than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 38 awards
- Split into lots
- 37%
- Higher than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 30 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 4%
- Lower than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 79 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 30 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 29 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 10
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 44%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
This buyer: 76%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services).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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Virtual CISO Review | Evolve North Ltd | — | 27 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Visual Maintenance Support | Specialist Computer Centres Plc | — | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Kyocera Document Solutions UK Limited | — | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions | Sharp Business UK PLC | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Connect2Framework for Umbrella Company Services to the Public Sector | Bishopsgate Employment Services Ltd, Atom Freelance Ltd, Hyfa (Un) Limited | £90m | 19 Oct 2026 |