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# KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryy). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 89 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHVC-1716-LBDJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 89
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £361m (median award: £27k) across 66 of 66 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryy

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 69 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 37 (54%), Direct award: 17 (25%), Open: 9 (13%), Route not published: 6 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 19 notices, last 24 months (28% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Installation services (except software)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/installation-services-except-software-51000000) (CPV 51):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Kent Dentures Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kent-dentures-ltd-coh-08882105):** 3 procedures
2. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** 3 procedures
3. **[THE WELLBEING COLLECTIVE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-wellbeing-collective-ltd-coh-09001388):** 3 procedures
4. **[East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-kent-hospitals-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-174174):** 2 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Boots UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boots-uk-ltd-coh-00928555):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[HCRG Care Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hcrg-care-services-limited-coh-07557877):** £174m · [PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psr-direct-award-c-provision-of-adult-and-children-s-community-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05514c)
2. **[Medway Community Healthcare CIC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medway-community-healthcare-cic-coh-07275637):** £169m · [Adult and Children's Community Services - Medway and Swale](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psr-direct-award-c-provision-of-adult-and-children-s-community-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05514c)
3. **[East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-kent-hospitals-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-174174):** £3.8m · [Contract for the Provision of a Pathology Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-pathology-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04eecb)
4. **[Channel Health Alliance Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/channel-health-alliance-limited-coh-10727831):** £3.4m · [Sub-contract for the Provision of Clinical Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sub-contract-for-the-provision-of-clinical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eef0)
5. **[East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-kent-hospitals-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-174174):** £1.6m · [Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) services - Kent & Medway Assistive Technology (KMCAT)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/augmentative-and-alternative-communication-aac-services-kent-medway-assistive-technology-k-ocds-h6vhtk-064daa)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 16
- **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 COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryy#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-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryy
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt