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# Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-t-a-procurement-services-GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 155 published procedures, with 9 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 9
- **Total Published Procedures:** 155
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.2m (median award: £134k) across 3 of 3 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED), nhs-ods (KENT COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Kent), nhs-ods (KENT COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-t-a-procurement-services-GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 29% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% above the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 66 (52%), Contract: 59 (46%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 43 (34%), Selective: 39 (30%), Route not published: 38 (30%), Direct award: 4 (3%), Limited / restricted: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 33 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 23 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 17 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 13 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 12 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Sharp Business UK PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sharp-business-uk-plc-coh-15965775):** 22 procedures
2. **[Kyocera Document Solutions (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kyocera-document-solutions-uk-limited-coh-02150688):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Ricoh UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ricoh-uk-ltd-coh-01271033):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[The DMS Digital Group (DMS)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-dms-digital-group-dms-coh-05957619):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
5. **[Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reed-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-06903140):** 4 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[TD Synnex UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/td-synnex-uk-limited-coh-01691472):** £7.0m · [Microsoft Approved UK Distributor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-authorised-uk-device-distributor-ocds-h6vhtk-069726) · Awarded: 17 Jun 2026
2. **[Microsoft Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/microsoft-ltd-coh-01624297):** £134k · [Microsoft Premier Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-premier-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06ae65)
3. **[HUBSPOT UK HOLDINGS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hubspot-uk-holdings-limited-coh-11717417):** £40k · [Provision of HR website and associated services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hr-website-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d940)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **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 County Council (t/a Procurement Services) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-t-a-procurement-services-GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM#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-t-a-procurement-services-GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt