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# The Forward Trust · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** The Forward Trust is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 37 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** The Forward Trust
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02560474`

- **Total Published Awards:** 37
- **Primary Sector:** [Justice services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/justice-services-75230000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 100% (3 lots won, 0 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 4 lots bid across 3 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 1 panel appointments across 1 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 3 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 2 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £161m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £3.8m


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england), [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18):** 7 procedures (16 awards)
2. **[Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035):** 3 procedures
4. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** 2 procedures
5. **[Thurrock Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thurrock-council-ons-e06000034):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016):** £43m · [SC240067 - East Kent Drug and Alcohol Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240067-east-kent-drug-and-alcohol-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04af82)
2. **[Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016):** £43m · [SC240067 - East Kent Drug and Alcohol Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240067-east-kent-drug-and-alcohol-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b32a)
3. **[Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035):** £26m · [All Age Service  Substance Misuse](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-age-service-substance-misuse-ocds-h6vhtk-067702) · Awarded: 25 Aug 2026
4. **[Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035):** £14m · [Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-medway-adult-substance-treatment-harm-reduction-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0357bc)
5. **[Thurrock Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thurrock-council-ons-e06000034):** £13m · [Thurrock Integrated Adults’ and Young Persons’ Substance Misuse Treatment Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/thurrock-integrated-adults-and-young-persons-substance-misuse-treatment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bd)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 7

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete The Forward Trust public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt