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# University of Kent · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Kent is a Education based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 166 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Kent
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDYN-9654-JPQJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 166
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £18m (median award: £109k) across 55 of 59 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (LONDON AND SOUTH EAST UNIVERSITY GROUP), companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF KENT), dfe-gias (University of Kent), dfe-gias (University of Greenwich)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1.5 bids (median of 16 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 8% below the published estimate (median of 9 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 141 (98%), Framework: 3 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 99 (69%), Open: 31 (22%), Limited / restricted: 7 (5%), Route not published: 6 (4%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 14 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Hybrid News Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hybrid-news-limited-coh-06993551):** 3 procedures
2. **[Ernst and Young LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ernst-and-young-llp-coh-oc300001):** 3 procedures
3. **[MILLS AND REEVE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mills-and-reeve-coh-oc326165):** 3 procedures
4. **[Zeelo Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zeelo-ltd-coh-10274913):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Chalkwell Coach Hire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chalkwell-coach-hire-coh-02520842):** 2 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Stive Technologies Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stive-technologies-limited-GB-PPON-PRHY-3294-MJJV):** £4.0m · [Improvements to the Agent Management and Admissions System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/improvements-to-the-agent-management-and-admissions-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06961f)
2. **[OPENAI UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/openai-uk-ltd-coh-14367667):** £3.3m · [AI platform for use by Staff and Students at The University Of Kent](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-platform-for-use-by-staff-and-students-at-the-university-of-kent-ocds-h6vhtk-05fa54) · Awarded: 10 Feb 2026
3. **[Hybrid News Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hybrid-news-limited-coh-06993551):** £1.5m · [Engagement and Marketing Activities](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/engagement-and-marketing-activities-ocds-h6vhtk-06a818) · Awarded: 28 May 2026
4. **[Roche Audio Visual](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/roche-audio-visual-GB-FTS-173639):** £980k · [Audio Visual: System Design/Consultancy, Supplies, Installation and Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audio-visual-system-design-consultancy-supplies-installation-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06caac)
5. **[Washco](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/washco-coh-00231369):** £672k · [Managed Launderette Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/managed-launderette-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04de3f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 University of Kent intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt