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
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · NHS Organisation
- Supplier
- KIMS Hospital Limited
- Value
- £2,366,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 082304-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2026
- Published28 Aug 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This sub-contract has been awarded under Direct Process B. It is awarded with no guarantee of minimum levels of activity. The value will vary dependent on the activity delivered. Description of Service: Elective Planned Care Period: April 2026 - March 2027 This is an existing provider.
About the supplier
KIMS Hospital Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07525422).