Buyer profile · Education
The University Of Kent tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 65
- To 64 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.09m
- 21 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £185k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
The University Of Kent has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £375kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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.
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)4%
- Direct award (no competition)74%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The University Of Kent has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 65% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 21%
- Lower than 71% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 70 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 83% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 78% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 17 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 74%
- Higher than 89% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 70 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
The University Of Kent: 28 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 1 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 7 |
| 25–30 days | 28 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 6 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
The University Of Kent: 7
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 17 |
| 4–6 bids | 17 |
| 6–8 bids | 15 |
| 8–10 bids | 5 |
| 10–12 bids | 1 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 1 |
| 20+ bids | 2 |
The University Of Kent: 21%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 24 |
| 10–20% | 12 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 4 |
| 40–50% | 10 |
| 50–60% | 4 |
| 60–70% | 9 |
| 70–80% | 12 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 42 |
The University Of Kent: 73%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 9 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 26 |
| 50–60% | 35 |
| 60–70% | 23 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 6 |
Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds The University Of 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.
No contracts we hold from The University Of Kent end in the next 90 days.
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