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# The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-kent-GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent is a Police & fire based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 48 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 48
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.2m (median award: £44k) across 32 of 32 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-kent-GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 36% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 46 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 25 (54%), Open: 8 (17%), Direct award: 7 (15%), Route not published: 5 (11%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (4% 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 (2% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[PROBRAND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/probrand-limited-coh-02653446):** 3 procedures
2. **[boxxe Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boxxe-limited-coh-02109168):** 2 procedures
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures
4. **[UKPN](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ukpn-GB-FTS-174151):** 2 procedures
5. **[Axess International Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/axess-international-limited-coh-01986569):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Goodyear Tyres UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/goodyear-tyres-uk-limited-coh-00223064):** £6.6m · [7F Supply and Fit of Tyres](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/7f-supply-and-fit-of-tyres-ocds-h6vhtk-06a62b)
2. **[Munro Building Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/munro-building-services-ltd-coh-02554373):** £1.0m · [Electrical Reactive](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electrical-reactive-ocds-h6vhtk-05f0c5) · Awarded: 27 Mar 2026
3. **[Munro Building Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/munro-building-services-ltd-coh-02554373):** £224k · [Replacement of Firearms Range Ventilation Units](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/replacement-of-firearms-range-ventilation-units-ocds-h6vhtk-069651) · Awarded: 9 Sept 2026
4. **[Polaris Britain Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/polaris-britain-ltd-coh-04187042):** £192k · [Channel Tunnel Vehicle](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/channel-tunnel-vehicle-ocds-h6vhtk-06be21) · Awarded: 1 Jul 2026
5. **[Knight Frank LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/knight-frank-llp-coh-oc305934):** £127k · [Kent Police Estate Strategy, CCS Framework, RM6343, Estates Management 2, Lot 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-police-estate-strategy-ccs-framework-rm6343-ocds-h6vhtk-068274) · Awarded: 14 Apr 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-kent-GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-kent-GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt