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 County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £29,911,651.80
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Family-planning services (CPV 85312330)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 029645-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published31 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
his is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 14/01/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The service is a specialist integrated sexual health service operating in East Kent. The total contract length permissible should all extensions be enacted is 4 years and 4 months (52 months). The total estimated contract value for the full contract period including all extensions is £29,911,651.80
About the supplier
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00922986).