Source: https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-kent Supplier profile # University of Kent Public sector contracts won, from published award notices Large business [Companies House RC000656](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/RC000656) [ Follow competitor](https://tendernation.io/login "Sign in to follow competitors") [Compete for this work](https://tendernation.io/register) Contracts won 69 since 24 Apr 2012 Total awarded £37,836,740 where values were published Buyers 43 public bodies Latest win 9 Sept 2026 ## Contracts ending soon Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors. - [R&D Vape Analysis](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-b18b-7303-a63e-dcfc22426bc2/rd-vape-analysis) [Home Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office) £1,260 Ends 28 Nov 2026 - [Step Up to Social Care](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0e-ca73-705c-a765-0065010c9635/step-up-to-social-care) [Kent County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) £231,462 Ends 1 Mar 2027 - [001086 Apprenticeships Round 7](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d12-514f-7269-95f6-3d7d21207ef2/001086-apprenticeships-round-7) [Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-purchasing-organisation) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling Ends 31 Jul 2027 - [YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-0b14-7180-a481-4514c0e56503/ypo-001086-apprenticeships) [Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-purchasing-organisation) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling Ends 31 Jul 2027 - [Homes England - Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS RM6102 - Call off for 2023 group](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb8-4184-7265-a4f8-057a54bd4874/homes-england-apprenticeship-training-dynamic-marketplace-dps-rm6102-call-of) [Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/homes-england-the-name-adopted-by-the-homes-and-communities-agency) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling Ends 31 Aug 2027 - [Apprenticeship Procurement Pathways](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbe-492d-7223-b030-824fbe318b09/apprenticeship-procurement-pathways) [The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-british-broadcasting-corporation-bbc) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling Ends 31 Mar 2028 ## Recent contract awards - [R&D Vape Analysis](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-b18b-7303-a63e-dcfc22426bc2/rd-vape-analysis) [Home Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office) £1,260 9 Sept 2026 - [Social Researcher L6 Apprenticeship](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-e80c-73b2-b57a-46d1cbe2f7ad/social-researcher-l6-apprenticeship) [Portsmouth City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/portsmouth-city-council) £120,000 9 Apr 2026 - [Level 7 Government Operational Research Specialist x 2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d23-4e96-73b6-9767-4c8d926578bd/level-7-government-operational-research-specialist-x-2) [Defra Commercial](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-commercial) £28,000 29 Jan 2026 - [Evaluation of the Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (Live Well Kent and Medway)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-cd93-7376-96eb-5fe3e15b5c19/evaluation-of-the-community-mental-health-and-wellbeing-service-live-well-kent) [Kent County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) £49,561 23 Jan 2026 - [Level 7 Operational Research Specialist Apprenticeship](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1e-e98b-7207-8b11-5adf4c7531c0/level-7-operational-research-specialist-apprenticeship) [Department for Business and Trade](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade) £56,000 15 Jan 2026 - [Y5 accommodation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc7-fd6a-71ce-aaa7-a9684d74ed66/y5-accommodation) [Medway NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-nhs-foundation-trust) £27,962 20 Nov 2025 - [YR3 Accommodation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc8-34b2-7253-aa69-def3f5c82d83/yr3-accommodation) [Medway NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-nhs-foundation-trust) £140,709 20 Nov 2025 - [Innovation Qualified Utilities Dynamic Market](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb9-78a8-7374-b87c-cd275231fa7a/innovation-qualified-utilities-dynamic-market) [National Grid Electricity Transmission plc](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-grid-electricity-transmission-plc) Value not published 15 Oct 2025 - [Professional Economist Level 6 ST0603 X5](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0d-beef-71e4-acb8-0d88c88c1576/professional-economist-level-6-st0603-x5) [Defra Commercial](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-commercial) £115,000 15 Oct 2025 - [Medical Student Accommodation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc3-5d37-73a5-bdf0-2372a088856c/medical-student-accommodation) [Medway NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-nhs-foundation-trust) £30,132 15 Sept 2025 - [GKT Y4 B1 Med student Accommodation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc3-5c62-72cf-9c1c-fcecf2495b85/gkt-y4-b1-med-student-accommodation) [Medway NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-nhs-foundation-trust) £27,405 15 Sept 2025 - [DHSC:GH: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey 2025](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbc-c0a5-711d-ab5e-db8ea889b68e/dhscgh-health-behaviour-in-school-aged-children-hbsc-survey-2025) [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-social-care) £1,235,491 2 Sept 2025 - [Level 6 Professional Economist Apprenticeship](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1b-54df-7345-b544-dcc05735d276/level-6-professional-economist-apprenticeship) [Department for Business and Trade](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade) £174,800 1 Sept 2025 - [University of Kent - Economist Level 6 Apprenticeship](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d18-65c6-72c1-83f0-2a990220ea9c/university-of-kent-economist-level-6-apprenticeship) [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government) £21,850 29 Aug 2025 - [Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc1-547d-73be-a973-d25e09116f34/higher-education-access-tracker-heat) [Oxford Brookes University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxford-brookes-university) £30,000 1 Aug 2025 ## Companies House Status Active Incorporated 1 Jan 1981 (45 yrs) Accounts No accounts filed [View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/RC000656) ## Who they win from - [Kent County Council 6 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) - [Defra Commercial 4 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-commercial) - [Medway NHS Foundation Trust 4 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-nhs-foundation-trust) - [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory) - [Defra Network eTendering Portal 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) - [Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-purchasing-organisation) - [Crown Commercial Service 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service) - [H M Revenue & Customs 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/h-m-revenue-customs) ## Bids named on award notices Bid for 8 contracts: won 8, lost 0. Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025). ## Paid by (last 12 months) - [Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-and-medway-mental-health-nhs-trust) £134,954 - [Dartford Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dartford-borough-council) £5,000 - [London Borough of Bexley](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-bexley) £1,000 From councils' published spending over £500. ## On government frameworks - [Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6102)RM6102 · ends 27 Oct 2028 - [Research & Insights](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6126)RM6126 · ends 23 Feb 2029 ## What they win - [Education & training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) 35 - [Research & development](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) 12 - [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) 6 - [Health and social work](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) 2 - [Public administration & defence services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-administration-defence) 2 - [Software packages & information systems](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) 1 Competing with University of Kent? 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