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# Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a Local authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 174 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-184677` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 174
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £89m (median award: £490k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA), ons-geography (Kensington and Chelsea), rsh-social-housing (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea), nhs-ods (ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 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: 115 (90%), Framework: 13 (10%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 50 (39%), Open: 35 (27%), Limited / restricted: 24 (19%), Direct award: 19 (15%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 32 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 22 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 14 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 14 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 13 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[St Mungo's](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/st-mungo-s-coh-08225808):** 3 procedures
2. **[Heywood Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heywood-ltd-coh-04161207):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[TEAM SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/team-safety-services-limited-coh-07069072):** 2 procedures
4. **[Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-london-community-healthcare-nhs-trust-GB-NHS-RYX):** 2 procedures
5. **[SAADIA LTD (05549717) - t/a 24-7 Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saadia-ltd-05549717-t-a-24-7-healthcare-GB-PPON-PTYG-2752-GVWY):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chelsea-and-westminster-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RQM):** £30m · [Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) & Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Services - RBKC](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/genito-urinary-medicine-gum-sexual-reproductive-health-srh-services-rbkc-ocds-h6vhtk-055248)
2. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £7.8m · [Microsoft Enterprise Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b9f5)
3. **[Turning Point (Services) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turning-point-services-limited-coh-02166697):** £6.5m · [Mental Health Recovery Services: Supported Accommodation (High Support)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-recovery-services-supported-accommodation-high-support-ocds-h6vhtk-055f81) · Awarded: 10 Aug 2026
4. **[Onecare-UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/onecare-uk-ltd-coh-08240277):** £5.6m · [Mental Health Recovery Services: Supported Accommodation (High Support)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-recovery-services-supported-accommodation-high-support-ocds-h6vhtk-055f81) · Awarded: 10 Aug 2026
5. **[SAADIA LTD (05549717) - t/a 24-7 Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saadia-ltd-05549717-t-a-24-7-healthcare-GB-PPON-PTYG-2752-GVWY):** £5.4m · [RBKC UK6 - Contract award - Community Equipment 2026 Saadia Ltd trading as 24/7 Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-equipment-24-7-healthcare-rbkc-ocds-h6vhtk-0660d5) · Awarded: 23 Feb 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 14
- **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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt