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Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Kent Fire & Rescue Service 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£19.9M

Total spend

46

Contract awards

43

Unique suppliers

£441K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Kent Fire & Rescue Service has awarded 46 contracts worth £19.9M to 43 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £441K, with the top five suppliers holding 74% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Kent Fire & Rescue Service

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

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Morgan Sindall Contruction & Infrastructure Ltd3£11.8M
MAN Truck and Bus Ltd1£934K
Powermain Limited1£674K
Sureserve Compliance Fire Limited1£625K
DLA Piper LLP1£600K
Draeger Safety UK Ltd1£500K
Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd1£453K
Halfords Limited1£375K
Metro Rod Ltd1£310K
Cluttons LLP1£282K
Sopra Steria Limited1£268K
Gardiner Associates Training and Research Ltd1£252K
SMS Environmental Limited1£205K
Ling Metals Limited1£177K
Fitness Warehouse Ltd2£171K
Emergency One UK Ltd1£168K
Wilker UK Ltd1£163K
Xact Consultancy and Training1£150K
Tactical Hazmat Ltd1£140K
Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority1£135K

Procurement categories

What Kent Fire & Rescue Service buys

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

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
9 awards£1.4M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
6 awards£1.5M

Education and training services

80
6 awards£366K

Construction work

45
4 awards£12.1M

Repair and maintenance services

50
3 awards£1.2M

Financial and insurance services

66
3 awards£390K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
2 awards£50K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£284K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£402K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
2 awards£295K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£453K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£625K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£107K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£120K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£53K

Health and social work services

85
1 award£120K

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£375K

Recent contracts

Latest Kent Fire & Rescue Service contracts awarded

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

Interim Workwear - Managed Service

Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd · 2026-09-21

£453K

C26049 - BASRaT Sports Rehabilitation Degree

Canterbury Christ Church University · 2026-09-13

£35K

Purchase of Water Training Van

MAN Bus and Truck Ltd · 2026-08-26

£91K

C26031 - On Call Gym Equipment

Fitness Warehouse Ltd · 2026-08-16

£107K

C26020 - Animal Rescue Training

British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association · 2026-08-09

£92K

C26053 - Treadmill and Equipment Managed Service

Fitness Warehouse Ltd · 2026-08-09

£64K

Puchase of Mobile Technitian Vans and Spare Van

MAN Truck and Bus Ltd · 2026-08-05

£934K

C26019 - Fire Investigation Training

Gardiner Associates Training and Research Ltd · 2026-07-29

£252K

C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs

Draeger Safety UK Ltd · 2026-07-09

£500K

Specialist Legal Support

Mills & Reeve LLP · 2026-05-19

£100K

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Most of it is in transport equipment, environmental services and medical & pharma.

9

contracts ending in 12 months

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1

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Market analysis

Bidding into Kent Fire & Rescue Service — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

44%

Awards to SMEs

74%

Top-5 supplier share

37%

Framework call-offs

1

Awards to social enterprises

Around 44% of Kent Fire & Rescue Service’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 37%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Kent Fire & Rescue Service

How much does Kent Fire & Rescue Service spend on procurement?

Kent Fire & Rescue Service awarded 46 contracts totalling £19.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 43 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £441K.

Who are Kent Fire & Rescue Service's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Kent Fire & Rescue Service by total award value are Morgan Sindall Contruction & Infrastructure Ltd, MAN Truck and Bus Ltd, Powermain Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 74% of contract value.

What does Kent Fire & Rescue Service buy from suppliers?

Kent Fire & Rescue Service's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, education and training services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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
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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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