Buyer profile · Local authority
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 32 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £14m
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £291k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 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.
- Value not stated
- £200kestimated
- £12.1mestimated
- £6.5mestimated
- £4mestimated
- £18.5mestimated
- £3.84mestimated
- £20mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £6mestimated
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.
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)31%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)59%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 31%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 39 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 34 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 10 awards
- Split into lots
- 30%
- Higher than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 59%
- Higher than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 39 procurements
- Cancelled
- 10%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 10 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: 2
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: 31%
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: 44%
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 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanwell Chapel Refurbishment Works | PIERRA Limited | £214k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| RBKC -Contract Details Notice – Community Transport (Interim Direct Award) | Westway CT | £170k | 31 Dec 2026 |