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Kent Fire & Rescue Service tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
0
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
11
To 10 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.06m
8 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£77k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
0 coming up

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

Open tenders

Kent Fire & Rescue Service has no tenders open right now.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Legal services3
  2. Vehicles and fleet2
  3. Architecture and engineering2
  4. Research and development1
  5. IT services and software1
  6. Financial services and insurance1

Who it buys from

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

  1. DLA Piper LLP£600k
    1 contract
  2. Fitness Warehouse LtdSME£107k
    1 contract
  3. Geldards LLP£105k
    1 contract
  4. Mills & Reeve LLP£100k
    1 contract
  5. Opinion Research Services LtdSME£53k
    1 contract
  6. Mcbains LtdSME£50k
    1 contract
  7. Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited£30k
    1 contract
  8. Man Truck and Bus UK LimitedNot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)18%
  • Direct award (no competition)82%
Based on 11 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Kent Fire & Rescue Service has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
0%
Lower than 93% of police and fire services
Based on 11 procurements
Won by small firms
36%
Lower than 89% of police and fire services
Based on 11 winning suppliers
Direct awards
82%
Higher than 91% of police and fire services
Based on 11 procurements

Compared with other police and fire services

Advertised openly, 57 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%15
10–20%10
20–30%7
30–40%4
40–50%8
50–60%2
60–70%3
70–80%3
80–90%2
90–100%3
Won by small firms, 55 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%0
20–30%1
30–40%4
40–50%8
50–60%16
60–70%10
70–80%7
80–90%5
90–100%1

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds Kent Fire & Rescue Service.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.

No contracts we hold from Kent Fire & Rescue Service end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Interim Workwear - Managed ServiceHunter Apparel Solutions Limited£453k22 Sept 2026
Purchase of Water Training VanMan Truck and Bus UK Limited£91k27 Aug 2026
C26031 - On Call Gym EquipmentFitness Warehouse Ltd—17 Aug 2026
Puchase of Mobile Technitian Vans and Spare VanMan Truck and Bus UK Limited£934k6 Aug 2026
Specialist Legal SupportMills & Reeve LLP—20 May 2026
C26035 - On Call ConsultationOpinion Research Services Ltd—13 May 2026
Insurance Broker and AdvisorArthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited—9 Mar 2026
Procurement Legal ServiceDLA Piper LLP—3 Mar 2026
C23065 - HR Legal Support (Retainer)Geldards LLP—19 Feb 2026
C26006 - Business RatesAvison Young (UK) Limited—21 Jan 2026