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# Kent County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Kent County Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 768 published procedures, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Kent County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 7
- **Total Published Procedures:** 768
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £766m (median award: £114k) across 292 of 292 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (KENT COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Kent), nhs-ods (KENT COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 43 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 27 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 394 (91%), Framework: 30 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 9 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 252 (58%), Limited / restricted: 83 (19%), Open: 56 (13%), Selective: 29 (7%), Direct award: 13 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 77 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 24 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 22 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 21 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 15 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[G Baker Roofing Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g-baker-roofing-ltd-coh-06322092):** 13 procedures
2. **[Redec Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/redec-limited-coh-02948037):** 11 procedures
3. **[GTCI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gtci-ltd-coh-06817307):** 10 procedures
4. **[Skanska Construction UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skanska-construction-uk-limited-coh-00191408):** 9 procedures
5. **[J&B Building Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-b-building-contractors-ltd-coh-15028578):** 7 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-ODS-RYY)):** £141m · [The Kent Health Visiting Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-kent-health-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e83a)
2. **[Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medequip-assistive-technology-ltd-coh-04198824):** £100m · [Kent Community Equipment Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-community-equipment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-056b13)
3. **[Telent Technology Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/telent-technology-services-limited-coh-00703317):** £45m · [CN250245 - Traffic Systems Asset Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250245-traffic-systems-asset-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-050f4c) · Awarded: 12 Feb 2026
4. **[The Forward Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474):** £43m · [SC240067 - East Kent Drug and Alcohol Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240067-east-kent-drug-and-alcohol-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b32a)
5. **[Integra Buildings Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/integra-buildings-ltd-coh-03386037):** £38m · [Slade Primary School: R1 Mobile Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/slade-primary-school-r1-mobile-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-0582f2)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 158
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 270
- **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 County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016#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-county-council-ons-e10000016
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt