Contract award · 18 Jun 2026

Integrated Community Diabetes Service

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust awarded “Integrated Community Diabetes Service” to West Kent Primary Care Community Interest Company for £678k.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

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.

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Value
£678,254
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Services provided by nurses (CPV 85141200)
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Jun 2026
  2. Published9 Jul 2026Published 21 days after the contract date

Description

Description of Service: Provide clinical management of diabetes in adults in the community, within the West Kent locality. Provision of a specialist diabetes nursing advice service. This contract is intended to be awarded to an existing provider following direct award process C. Lifetime Value expectation: £678,254 Period: 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027

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