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# Kent Fire & Rescue Service · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-153795). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Kent Fire & Rescue Service is a Police & fire based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 27 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Kent Fire & Rescue Service
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-153795` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 27
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.3m (median award: £105k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Kent)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-153795

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 12 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 11 (92%), Open: 1 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Musical instruments, sport, games](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-sport-goods-games-toys-handicraft-art-ma-37000000) (CPV 37):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/avison-young-uk-limited-coh-06382509):** 1 procedures
2. **[DLA Piper LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dla-piper-llp-coh-oc305358):** 1 procedures
3. **[Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arthur-j-gallagher-uk-limited-coh-01193013):** 1 procedures
4. **[MCBAINS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mcbains-ltd-coh-03094139):** 1 procedures
5. **[Powermain Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/powermain-limited-coh-03440912):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Powermain Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/powermain-limited-coh-03440912):** £674k · [C24076 The Provision, Servicing and Maintenance of UPS and Generators](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c24076-the-provision-servicing-and-maintenance-of-ups-and-generators-ocds-h6vhtk-04e506)
2. **[DLA Piper LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dla-piper-llp-coh-oc305358):** £600k · [Procurement Legal Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-legal-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5)
3. **[Metro Rod Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/metro-rod-ltd-coh-04235803):** £310k · [Drainage Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drainage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3c3)
4. **[Sopra Steria Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sopra-steria-limited-coh-04077975):** £268k · [Extension of Control System Contract - Interim Arrangement for CAD Transition](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-control-system-contract-interim-arrangement-for-cad-transition-ocds-h6vhtk-055b85)
5. **[Fitness Warehouse Ltd T/A Gym Gear](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fitness-warehouse-ltd-t-a-gym-gear-coh-03349377):** £107k · [C26031 - On Call Gym Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c26031-on-call-gym-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06e68e)

## 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 Fire & Rescue Service intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-153795#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-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-153795
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt