Buyer profile · Police and fire

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent tenders and contracts

South EastMaidstoneWebsite

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.

  1. Cost Consultancy for Kent Police

    South EastArchitecture and engineering

    Upcoming

    £500kestimated
  2. Asset Tool Management - Kent & Essex Police

    South EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £180kestimated
  3. Development of Estate Strategy for Kent Police

    UK-wideResearch and development

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. Ukpn£200k
    2 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1st A Pest ControlSME£51k
    1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

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%
Based on 33 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

Time to bid, 28 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days0
25–30 days11
30–35 days14
35–40 days3
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 21 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids2
2–4 bids6
4–6 bids6
6–8 bids3
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 58 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 54 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Dell Extended WarrantyBoxxe Limited£17k30 Sept 2026
Replacement of Domestic services and CWSTHeating Smart£19k30 Sept 2026
Site Works Sutton Rd MaidstoneUkpn£100k30 Oct 2026
Site Works Sutton Rd MaidstoneUkpn£100k30 Oct 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards