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
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £6,312,306
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 044636-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Apr 2026
- Published14 May 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
KCHFT All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Urgent award in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the PSR Regulations The proposed contract award period is for 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2028
About the supplier
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00922986).