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 Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Qbtech Limited SME
- Value
- £173,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 083679-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2026
- Published3 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
QbTest ADHD Management System 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
About the supplier
Qbtech Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07344738).