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# Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-mental-health-nhs-trust-nhs-rxy). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 21 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNZR-1968-PDPD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 21
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.3m (median award: £136k) across 16 of 16 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (KENT AND MEDWAY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-mental-health-nhs-trust-nhs-rxy

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 8% above the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 15 (71%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (14%), Framework: 3 (14%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 6 (29%), Route not published: 6 (29%), Limited / restricted: 5 (24%), Open: 2 (10%), Selective: 2 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Xiel Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xiel-limited-coh-11875702):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[The Guardian Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-guardian-service-ltd-coh-09030131):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Salisbury Trading Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salisbury-trading-limited-coh-06694979):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[A to E Training & Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-to-e-training-solutions-co-uk-coh-05754722):** 1 procedures
5. **[Priory Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/priory-healthcare-limited-coh-06244860):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Salisbury Trading Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salisbury-trading-limited-coh-06694979):** £2.0m · [KMMH, KCHFT, MCH - Linen and Laundry Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kmmh-kchft-mch-linen-and-laundry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05ced1)
2. **[Priory Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/priory-healthcare-limited-coh-06244860):** £733k · [Priory Hospital Ticehurst - Acute Transition Pathway](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/priory-hospital-ticehurst-acute-transition-pathway-ocds-h6vhtk-067dc9)
3. **[The Guardian Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-guardian-service-ltd-coh-09030131):** £505k · [Lot 1 - Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kmmh-kchft-dgt-freedom-to-speak-up-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058fbe) · Awarded: 20 May 2026
4. **[The Guardian Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-guardian-service-ltd-coh-09030131):** £505k · [Lot 2 - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kmmh-kchft-dgt-freedom-to-speak-up-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058fbe) · Awarded: 20 May 2026
5. **[The Guardian Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-guardian-service-ltd-coh-09030131):** £505k · [Lot 3 - Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kmmh-kchft-dgt-freedom-to-speak-up-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058fbe) · Awarded: 20 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-mental-health-nhs-trust-nhs-rxy#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-mental-health-nhs-trust-nhs-rxy
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt