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
- Kent Dentures SME
- Value
- £30,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 086139-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Dec 2025
- Published24 Dec 2025Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
To provide an efficient and effective service that will ensure the delivery of high quality clinical dental technician services to patients in His Majesty's prisons (HMP). Contract to be awarded to existing supplier under PSR Direct Award C Process. 1 year contract.
About the supplier
Kent Dentures: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08882105).