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Kent County Council

Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-30181 · Maidstone, UKJ45

Procurement processes24
Open opportunities1
Awarded procurements23
Signed contracts23
Avg. awarded suppliers6.7
Avg. reported bids6.5
Highest reported bids42
Bid-count coverage18 of 24

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£7,000,000
Average published value (GBP)£3,500,000
Signed contract value (GBP)£2,198,749,267

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
14
Competitive procedure with negotiation
4
Restricted procedure
3
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
2
Open procedure
1

Top categories

Health and social work services
7
Software package and information systems
3
Construction work
2
Education and training services
2
Library books
1
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
1
Refuse and waste related services
1
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
1
Software-related services
1
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) services DPS (SC240025)42£4,000,000complete
Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC24012024Value not publishedcomplete
CN220350 - Therapies: SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK (previously SC21032)12Value not publishedcomplete
e-Books and e-Audio9Value not publishedcomplete
CN220350 - Therapies: SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK (previously SC21032)6Value not publishedcomplete
Bean Road Tunnel5Value not publishedcomplete
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI)3Value not publishedcomplete
SC24029 Highway Term Maintenance Contract 20263Value not publishedcomplete
Bearsted Road3Value not publishedcomplete
CN250157 - Speech, Language and Communication Needs - Delivering Inclusion within the Curriculum for Education (DICE) Service2Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
Social Enterprise Kent CIC2Value not published
INVOLVE KENT LIMITED2Value not published
Ulverscroft Limited1Value not published
Bureaucom Limited1Value not published
BUPA CARE HOMES (CFCHOMES) LIMITED1Value not published
Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited1Value not published
Civica UK Limited1Value not published
Uniquehelp Limited1Value not published
Charing Park Investments Limited1Value not published
C. & P. Limited1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - Reopening for Round 3 Applications (SC240120)Open6 Nov 2026£3,000,000
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) services DPS (SC240025)complete11 Sept 2026£4,000,000
e-Books and e-AudiocompleteNot publishedValue not published
SN260772 Coroners Case Management SystemcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Mental Health Assessment ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
OCP Programme DirectorcompleteNot publishedValue not published
CN250504 - Homecare rostering and workforce scheduling systemcompleteNot publishedValue not published
CN250503 KCC NEC Contract Administration SystemcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC240120completeNot publishedValue not published
CN220350 - Therapies: SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK (previously SC21032)completeNot publishedValue not published
Concessionary Travel CardscompleteNot publishedValue not published
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI)completeNot publishedValue not published
Essella Road FootbridgecompleteNot publishedValue not published
CN220350 - Therapies: SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK (previously SC21032)completeNot publishedValue not published
Carers Assessment and Support - Carers Short BreakscompleteNot publishedValue not published
Community Navigation Services (Part B)completeNot publishedValue not published
Bean Road TunnelcompleteNot publishedValue not published
SC24029 Highway Term Maintenance Contract 2026completeNot publishedValue not published
Wellbeing Services in the CommunitycompleteNot publishedValue not published
Extension of SS14 142 (24-26) - Older Persons Residential Care, Nursing Care and Respite Care ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.