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
- £14,049,371.90
- 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
- 029674-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published31 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Specialist integrated sexual health service in West Kent. This 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 required service is anticipated to commence on 1 April 2026 and will continue for a period of 24 months unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. The total estimated contract value for the full contract period is £14,049,371.90
About the supplier
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.