Supplier · Large organisation

University of Kent

University of Kent has won 17 UK public contracts worth £10bn since 14 Jul 2023. See its competitors in education & training.

Company RC000656Companies House recordBased in South EastFirst contract 14 Jul 2023Latest contract 7 Oct 2026

Contracts
17
Published value
£10bnwhere stated
Without competition
41%7 contracts
Won by SMEs
55%of 11 with size known
Contracts won per month, last 24 months 16 contracts · busiest month May 2025

Biggest customers

  1. Defra Commercial 6 contracts · £273k
  2. Hertfordshire County Council 2 contracts · £32m
  3. Department for Business & Trade 2 contracts · £231k
  4. YPO 1 contract · £10bn
  5. Isle of Wight Council 1 contract · £288k
  6. Kent County Council 1 contract · £231k
  7. University of Southampton 1 contract · £27,000

What they supply

  1. Education & training 17 contracts · £10bn

Competitors in education & training

Sector overview
  1. Shannon Trust SME 74 contracts · £3.99m
  2. QA Limited 69 contracts · £78.9m
  3. Cambridge Spark SME 43 contracts · £10.3m
  4. PeoplePlus Group Ltd 35 contracts · £11.8m
  5. Babington Business College 29 contracts · £61m
  6. Teesside University 27 contracts · £110m

These are the suppliers with the most education & training contracts in the last two years, which is where University of Kent wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by University of Kent

Contracts won by University of Kent
Date Contract Buyer Value
7 Oct 2026 Defra Commercial £46,000
30 Jul 2026 Isle of Wight Council £288k
9 Apr 2026 Defra Commercial £28,000
29 Jan 2026 Defra Commercial £28,000
15 Jan 2026 Department for Business & Trade £56,000
16 Dec 2025 Defra Commercial £28,000
15 Oct 2025 Defra Commercial £115k
1 Sep 2025 Department for Business & Trade £175k
29 Aug 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government £21,850
15 Jul 2025 Hertfordshire County Council £16m
30 Jun 2025 University of Southampton £27,000
10 Jun 2025 Hertfordshire County Council £16m
12 May 2025 Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services) —
12 May 2025 Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services) £1
10 Feb 2025
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Kent County Council £231k
13 Jan 2025 Defra Commercial £28,000
14 Jul 2023 YPO £10bn

Contracts are matched to this supplier by company name as published in each notice. If a company appears under slightly different names, some of its contracts may be listed separately. How matching works.