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Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
18
To 20 different suppliers
Value awarded
£4.03m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£170k
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

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Supported Accommodation Services - Heaney Hub / Warwick Road

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £6.5mestimated
  2. £4mestimated
  3. £6mestimated
  4. £64mestimated
  5. Supported Accommodation Service for Homeless Individuals - Princess Beatrice House

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £3.25mestimated
  6. £25mestimated
  7. Mental Health Day Opportunities Service - Market Engagement Event | Remote

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £13.9mestimated
  8. £50kestimated
  9. West London Direct Payments Service for Homelessness Prevention and Ending Rough Sleeping

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £500kestimated
  10. £136mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 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. Social value questions4%
    In 1 of 26 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. Westway CTSME£170k
    1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)28%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)64%
Based on 25 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 67% of local authorities
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
28%
Lower than 88% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Won by small firms
52%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 21 winning suppliers
Split into lots
33%
Higher than 83% of local authorities
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
64%
Higher than 93% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Cancelled
17%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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 Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.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
Hanwell Chapel Refurbishment WorksPIERRA Limited£214k18 Dec 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards