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# Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-and-tunbridge-wells-nhs-trust-nhs-rwf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 85 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLWZ-5628-VQPM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 85
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £16m (median award: £983k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-and-tunbridge-wells-nhs-trust-nhs-rwf

## 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
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 68 (97%), Framework: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 25 (36%), Route not published: 24 (34%), Limited / restricted: 14 (20%), Selective: 5 (7%), Direct award: 2 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 24 notices, last 24 months (34% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 14 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 13 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 5 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[West Kent Primary Care Community Interest Company](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/west-kent-primary-care-community-interest-company-coh-09377676):** 5 procedures
2. **[KIMS Hospital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kims-hospital-limited-coh-07525422):** 3 procedures
3. **[Nuffield Health, Tunbridge Wells Hospital](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nuffield-health-tunbridge-wells-hospital-GB-NHS-NT239):** 2 procedures
4. **[Spire Healthcare Limited / trading as Spire Southampton hospital](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/spire-healthcare-limited-trading-as-spire-southampton-hospit-GB-NHS-NT304):** 2 procedures
5. **[Horder Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/horder-healthcare-coh-03052242):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[KIMS Hospital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kims-hospital-limited-coh-07525422):** £3.1m · [KIMS Hospital - MTW ISP 2025-2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kims-hospital-mtw-isp-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-059fc9)
2. **[Benenden Hospital Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/benenden-hospital-trust-GB-NHS-NWF01):** £2.4m · [Benenden - MTW ISP Sub-contract 2025-2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/benenden-mtw-isp-sub-contract-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05e2f0)
3. **[KIMS Hospital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kims-hospital-limited-coh-07525422):** £2.4m · [KIMS Hospital - MTW ISP Sub-contract 2026-2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kims-hospital-mtw-isp-sub-contract-2026-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06eed0)
4. **[Nuffield Health, Tunbridge Wells Hospital](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nuffield-health-tunbridge-wells-hospital-GB-NHS-NT239):** £1.6m · [Nuffield Hospital - MTW ISP 2025-2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nuffield-hospital-mtw-isp-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec7f)
5. **[West Kent Primary Care Community Interest Company](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/west-kent-primary-care-community-interest-company-coh-09377676):** £1.3m · [Integrated Community Diabetes Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-community-diabetes-service-ocds-h6vhtk-059093)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-and-tunbridge-wells-nhs-trust-nhs-rwf#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-and-tunbridge-wells-nhs-trust-nhs-rwf
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt