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# Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority is a Police & fire based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 54 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 54
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £25m (median award: £160k) across 14 of 14 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 57% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 42 (79%), Framework: 11 (21%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 22 (42%), Route not published: 17 (32%), Direct award: 9 (17%), Limited / restricted: 5 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 22 notices, last 24 months (42% of this period)
2. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 12 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 4 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 4 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 4 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[FlamePro Global Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/flamepro-global-ltd-coh-10848992):** 6 procedures
2. **[Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hunter-apparel-solutions-limited-coh-ni001071):** 6 procedures
3. **[Ballyclare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ballyclare-limited-coh-07463998):** 5 procedures
4. **[Eagle Technical Products Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eagle-technical-products-ltd-coh-04385015):** 4 procedures
5. **[Bristol Uniforms Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bristol-uniforms-ltd-coh-00708126):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Emergency One (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emergency-one-uk-limited-coh-sc319443):** £20m · [Purchase of Fire Appliances](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-fire-appliances-ocds-h6vhtk-05e1df) · Awarded: 14 Apr 2026
2. **[Astral Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/astral-limited-coh-02430111):** £2.0m · [External Building, Minor Civil & Ground Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-building-minor-civil-ground-works-ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa6)
3. **[G M Monk Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g-m-monk-limited-coh-03047832):** £750k · [C25020 Electrical Reactive Repair and Installation Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c25020-electrical-reactive-repair-and-installation-works-ocds-h6vhtk-064e70)
4. **[Specialist Computer Centres Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/specialist-computer-centres-plc-coh-01428210):** £479k · [Supply of Panasonic Toughbooks CF-33 MK4 Tablets](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-panasonic-toughbooks-cf33-mk4-ocds-h6vhtk-060055)
5. **[Octane Holding Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/octane-holding-group-ltd-coh-08159011):** £450k · [Fuel Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fuel-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0669d7) · Awarded: 4 Jun 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 Towns Fire Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL#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-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt