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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Kent County Council

Kent County Council is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£9.5bn

Total spend

682

Contract awards

457

Unique suppliers

£15.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Kent County Council has awarded 682 contracts worth £9.5bn to 457 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £15.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 74% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Kent County Council

Top-five suppliers hold 74% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited2£4.0bn
Harpwood House Limited - Harpwood Care Home2£1.2bn
G W Highways Ltd2£800.0M
Tree Tops Residential Limited - Treetops Residential Home1£600.0M
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust8£387.8M
Urban Fox Networks (Kent) Limited2£290.0M
London General Transport Services Ltd3£240.0M
TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED3£135.0M
The Forward Trust3£130.4M
London General Transport services Ltd1£120.0M
YMCA Thames Gateway2£111.5M
Countrystyle Recycling Limited2£107.5M
ELM SURFACING LTD1£100.0M
Adoption UK Charity3£100.0M
Change Grow Live Services Ltd6£94.1M
Capita Business Services Ltd4£78.2M
ABL Health Ltd4£63.9M
Channels and Choices LLP1£50.0M
Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd1£50.0M
Jackson Civil Engineering Limited3£38.4M

Procurement categories

What Kent County Council buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
37 awards£5.1bn

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
19 awards£1.6bn

Social work services

85310000
40 awards£937.7M

Social services

85320000
27 awards£421.0M

Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34120000
4 awards£360.0M

Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes

31150000
6 awards£296.2M

Refuse disposal and treatment

90510000
16 awards£167.6M

Building construction work

45210000
83 awards£143.6M

Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment

50230000
4 awards£135.0M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
3 awards£64.5M

Local area network

32410000
2 awards£59.9M

Structures and parts of structures

44210000
12 awards£48.2M

Support services for water transport

63720000
1 award£31.8M

Logging services

77210000
4 awards£25.0M

Engineering works and construction works

45220000
3 awards£18.9M

Telephone-answering services

79510000
2 awards£18.3M

Catering services

55520000
7 awards£12.0M

Funeral and related services

98370000
3 awards£11.5M

Vocational training services

80530000
2 awards£9.3M

Specialised chemical products

24950000
3 awards£8.5M

Recent contracts

Latest Kent County Council contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Paediatric Mortuary Service

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2026-07-17

£40K

Lydden Primary School - Mobile Refurbishment

J&B BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED · 2026-07-17

£218K

Electronic Point of Sale System at the Household Waste Recycling Centres

KAPPTURE LIMITED · 2026-07-17

£44K

Broadmeadow Emergency Fire Door Replacement

SKANSKA UK PLC · 2026-07-17

£99K

Personal Safety Devices

Reliance High-Tech Limited · 2026-07-15

£47K

Badsell Road

BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED · 2026-07-14

£3.0M

OCP Programme Director

Civiteq Trading Ltd · 2026-07-10

£103K

CN260712 Maidstone Girls Grammar School Demolition

DDS CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-07-01

£149K

CN250572 Bikeability Training

THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST · 2026-06-30

£83K

CN250572 Bikeability Training

Physical Activity and Sports Specialist Limited · 2026-06-30

£145K

EDC Landscaping

Commercial Services Trading Ltd T/A Landscape Services · 2026-06-22

£250K

Turner Contemporary Car Park

Smart Parking Ltd · 2026-06-22

£500K

Device Access Scheme

BYTES DIGITAL LIMITED · 2026-06-17

£183K

Provision of CSAS Resource

RIGHT GUARD SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-06-04

£958K

Lot 1. Kent Carers Support Service - East Kent

INVOLVE KENT LIMITED · 2026-05-22

£23.5M

CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource

RIGHT GUARD SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-05-20

£958K

CN250245 - Traffic Systems Asset Maintenance

TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-05-19

£45.0M

Collection of Chemical Waste and Paints (Hazardous and Non-Hazardous)

Cleansing Service Group Ltd · 2026-05-15

£160K

Lot 5 - Maidstone

Physical Activity and Sports Specialist Limited · 2026-05-14

£145K

CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource

Right Guard Solutions Ltd · 2026-05-07

£958K

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Open opportunities

Open Kent County Council tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Kent Test (11+) Examination Services

Deadline: 2026-08-04

£835K

Skills Bootcamp Lot 2 Agri-Food Reopen

Deadline: 2026-08-07

£82K

Road Condition Monitoring Contract

Deadline: 2026-09-01

£936K

Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Direct Award B SC230146

Deadline: 2026-11-26

£900K

CSAS Accredited Traffic Management Officers - Market Engagement

CN250575 - Concessionary Travel Management

£600K

CN250575 - Concessionary Travel Management

£600K

Kent Test (11+) Examination Services

CN250568 - Highway Signs & Lines Condition Survey Contract

£480K

Kent Test (11+) Examination Services

£835K

CN250567 - Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges - Market Engagement

£5.0M

CN250567 - Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges - Market Engagement

£5.0M

CN250567 - Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges - Market Engagement

£5.0M

CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography

£30K

Badsell Road

£2.5M

SC220343 - Kent County Council Security Services

£18.8M

Gas and Aerosol Disposal Services

CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography

£30K

A Kentish Ceremony

CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography

£30K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Kent County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

SC240046 - SESLIP DPS - Targeted Support 2025-27

Expires: 2026-07-31

£75K

SC240046 - SESLIP DPS - Targeted Support 2025-26

Expires: 2026-07-31

£90K

SC240046 - SESLIP DPS - Children and Young People and Continuing Care 2025-2027

Expires: 2026-07-31

£36K

Referral Management Solution - SC230238

Expires: 2026-07-31

£80K

Akamai License

Expires: 2026-07-31

£57K

SC22138 - Collection of Waste Engine Oil and Empty Engine Oil Receptacles, including the Deep-Cleaning and De-Sludging of Oil Tanks

Expires: 2026-08-22

£162K

SC22212 - Waste Treatment and/or Final Disposal (WTFD) Services

Expires: 2026-08-31

£47.5M

Cranbrook CofE Primary School - 1FE Expansion - Quantity Surveyor Services

Expires: 2026-08-31

£36K

Business Continuity System

Expires: 2026-09-01

£82K

Enterprise Business Capabilities (EBC) Implementation Partner

Expires: 2026-09-24

£6.7M

Local Government Reorganisation Preparedness

Expires: 2026-09-30

£528K

SC240031 - Recruitment Advertisement

Expires: 2026-09-30

£676K

Selsted Primary School

Expires: 2026-10-01

£29K

Temporary Staffing

Expires: 2026-10-08

£14.4M

CN250126 - Green Corridors (Sites 6, 8 & 11)

Expires: 2026-10-12

£2.5M

SC24004 - Folkestone - 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Scheme

Expires: 2026-10-18

£12.8M

Dry Mixed Recycling

Expires: 2026-10-21

£9.0M

CN240149 - Crowdfunding Platform

Expires: 2026-11-03

£120K

SC230178 - Investment, Financial Due Diligence Support Services

Expires: 2026-11-30

£250K

Marketing costs and agents fees

Expires: 2026-12-01

£30K

Backlog clearance support

Expires: 2026-12-18

£2.8M

SC21065 Sturry Link Road

Expires: 2026-12-31

£29.6M

SC230114 Legal Case and Practice Management System

Expires: 2027-01-22

£133K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 029 - Education Network

Expires: 2027-01-31

£36K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 032 - Commissioners

Expires: 2027-01-31

£30K

Autocad Licences

Expires: 2027-02-03

£190K

Autocad Licences

Expires: 2027-02-03

£190K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 033 - Challenge Facilitation

Expires: 2027-02-28

£39K

SC230086 - Chilmington Community Archaeology Project

Expires: 2027-02-28

£82K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 035 - Programme Support 2025-28

Expires: 2027-02-28

£30K

Step Up to Social Care

Expires: 2027-03-01

£231K

KCC-CPFW-0023

Expires: 2027-03-23

£7.7M

Badsell Road

Expires: 2027-03-31

£3.0M

Server and Cloud Enrolment Agreement

Expires: 2027-03-31

£254K

Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - SEQF and West Kent IPS Provision

Expires: 2027-03-31

Server and Cloud Enrolment Agreement

Expires: 2027-03-31

£761K

Contracts for the Provision of Mortuary Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£7.0M

Engineering & Design Support

Expires: 2027-03-31

£840K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 041 - PSW Network

Expires: 2027-03-31

£36K

Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - SEQF and West Kent IPS Provision

Expires: 2027-03-31

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 040 - SE19 SEND Project Management 2025-2028

Expires: 2027-03-31

£54K

CN250262 Danson House Tea Room

Expires: 2027-03-31

£86K

SC23096 - Clinical Collection, Reception and Disposal (CCRD) Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£700K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 036 - Adoption, Fostering, Kinship and Early Help Networks

Expires: 2027-03-31

£75K

CN240228 - Ecology and Surveying Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£179K

SC240046 SESLIP DPS Call off 037 - AD Safeguarding, Workforce and Take Your Place

Expires: 2027-03-31

£90K

CN240228 - Ecology and Surveying Services

Expires: 2027-04-09

£179K

CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource

Expires: 2027-04-30

£958K

CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource

Expires: 2027-04-30

£958K

Kent County Council Squiz DXP

Expires: 2027-04-30

£251K

Market analysis

Bidding into Kent County Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

74%

Top-5 supplier share

58d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

20mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Kent County Council

How much does Kent County Council spend on procurement?

Kent County Council awarded 682 contracts totalling £9.5bn between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 457 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £15.2M.

Who are Kent County Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Kent County Council by total award value are Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited, Harpwood House Limited - Harpwood Care Home, G W Highways Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 74% of contract value.

What does Kent County Council buy from suppliers?

Kent County Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, miscellaneous health services, social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Kent County Council contracts?

Kent County Council publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Kent County Council tenders?

Kent County Council typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 58 days). Standard contract duration is around 20 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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