Buyer profile · Police and fire
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 25
- To 22 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £7.54m
- 21 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £40k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £500kestimated
- £180kestimated
- £250kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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)21%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)58%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 74% of police and fire services
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 21%
- Lower than 58% of police and fire services
- Based on 33 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 12%
- Lower than 98% of police and fire services
- Based on 25 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 60% of police and fire services
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 40%
- Higher than 80% of police and fire services
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 65% of police and fire services
- Based on 33 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 0 |
| 25–30 days | 11 |
| 30–35 days | 14 |
| 35–40 days | 3 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 2 |
| 2–4 bids | 6 |
| 4–6 bids | 6 |
| 6–8 bids | 3 |
| 8–10 bids | 3 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 21%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 10 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 5 |
| 40–50% | 3 |
| 50–60% | 7 |
| 60–70% | 3 |
| 70–80% | 2 |
| 80–90% | 4 |
| 90–100% | 4 |
This buyer: 12%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 3 |
| 30–40% | 7 |
| 40–50% | 7 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 13 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 4 |
| 90–100% | 0 |
Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Extended Warranty | Boxxe Limited | £17k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Replacement of Domestic services and CWST | Heating Smart | £19k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Site Works Sutton Rd Maidstone | Ukpn | £100k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Site Works Sutton Rd Maidstone | Ukpn | £100k | 30 Oct 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement of Firearms Range Ventilation Units | Munro Building Services Ltd | £224k | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Iiyama 24" monitors Kent | Tieva Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Partial replacement of Radiators on the Command Floor | L W Burt | — | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Replacement of Domestic services and CWST | Heating Smart | — | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Channel Tunnel Vehicle | Polaris Britain Ltd | £192k | 14 Jul 2026 |
| 9500 Switches | Softcat plc | — | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Kent replacement Monitors | Specialist Computer Centre plc | — | 14 May 2026 |
| Kent Drones 26-27 | Colena Ltd | — | 11 May 2026 |
| Kent Police Estate Strategy, CCS Framework RM6343 | Knight Frank LLP | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| North Kent Custody CCTV | Probrand Limited | — | 10 Apr 2026 |