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# Medway Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Medway Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 224 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Medway Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 224
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £150m (median award: £359k) across 54 of 54 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MEDWAY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Medway), rsh-social-housing (Medway Council), nhs-ods (MEDWAY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 30 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: 131 (94%), Framework: 7 (5%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 111 (80%), Route not published: 24 (17%), Limited / restricted: 3 (2%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 52 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 34 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 18 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 15 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 13 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Springbank Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/springbank-contractors-ltd-coh-09373463):** 3 procedures
2. **[The Forward Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474):** 3 procedures
3. **[AECOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aecom-limited-coh-01846493):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[Pathways to Independence](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pathways-to-independence-GB-FTS-141175):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[SYSTRA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/systra-limited-coh-03383212):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[The Forward Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474):** £26m · [All Age Service  Substance Misuse](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-age-service-substance-misuse-ocds-h6vhtk-067702) · Awarded: 25 Aug 2026
2. **[Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medequip-assistive-technology-ltd-coh-04198824):** £23m · [Provision of a Medway Integrated Community Equipment Service (MICES)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-medway-integrated-community-equipment-service-mices-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3b4)
3. **[Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-ODS-RYY)):** £18m · [Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medway-integrated-sexual-health-service-including-hiv-treatment-and-care-ocds-h6vhtk-04ecdc)
4. **[NORTH KENT MIND](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-kent-mind-coh-05093370):** £16m · [Therapeutic Alliance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/therapeutic-alliance-ocds-h6vhtk-055353) · Awarded: 18 Nov 2025
5. **[Apex Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/apex-contractors-ltd-coh-03350641):** £15m · [Gun Wharf Refurbishment Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gun-wharf-refurbishment-works-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec3e) · Awarded: 7 Apr 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 12
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **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 Medway Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt