Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £3,646,222.08 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 012319-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published11 Feb 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
To Deliver the Specialised AAC service across the age range set out in the national specification set out below. The aims of the service is to:- • • To assess and support adults registered with GP's across the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust locality (i.e. Canterbury/Coastal and Swale, Thanet Dover/Deal, and Ashford and Shepway) who have disabilities and complex needs in the use of communication, through a specialist multidisciplinary team. Assistive technology is used to enable patients to communicate. • • To provide an equitable and efficient service to adults to ensure that their needs for communication and assistive technology are met in a timely manner - especially for that group with rapidly deteriorating neurological conditions. • • To enable communication to enhance the autonomy, independence and quality of life for clients. • • To reduce the burden of responsibility and improve the quality of life for families and carers. • • To provide a client centred service, w…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) services - Kent & Medway Assistive Technology (KMCAT) | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | £1.44m |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) services - Kent & Medway Assistive Technology (KMCAT) | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | £1.55m |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) services - Kent & Medway Assistive Technology (KMCAT) | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | £656k |
About the supplier
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.