Coming up· published 4 Nov 2025
Community Wellbeing Services
Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East
Kent County Council is planning Community Wellbeing Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:05
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2030
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Kent County Council is planning Community Wellbeing Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £18,250,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 3 years.
Find a Tender published it on 5 November 2025. The notice number is 071373-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05db41.
Summary of the contracting process
Kent County Council is currently in the planning phase of a procurement process titled "Community Wellbeing Services," aimed at commissioning innovative services for older people, individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and dementia. The services are focused on promoting health and wellbeing, increasing independence, and reducing the need for additional care.
The procurement category falls under health and social work services and is designed to align with the Kent County Council Adult Social Care Prevention Framework from 2025 to 2035. The process is above the threshold with a total gross value of £21.9 million.
Stakeholders and interested businesses are invited to participate in engagement events scheduled between 1st and 11th December 2025, with locations across East, West, and North Kent, as well as virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams. The deadline for engagement registration is 26th November 2025.
Participation in the scheduled engagement events will enable organisations to provide vital insights, shaping the future commissioning process, and potentially positioning themselves as key service providers under the Kent County Council’s long-term framework for adult social care.
The notice in full
Kent County Council are looking to commission a new and innovative Community Wellbeing Service for older people, individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and dementia. These services aim to promote proactive health and wellbeing, increase independence and reduce or delay the need for additional care and support. This is aligned to the Kent County Council Adult Social Care Prevention Framework: kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/strategies-and-policies/ser... To view this notice, please click here: kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £18,250,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 071373-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05db41
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Maidstone
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Electoral ward
- Penenden Heath
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Delivery area
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- nathan sills
- Phone
- 03000413728
- Address
- Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071373-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/e/fKX0g2aUbE
- Kent.gov.ukkent.gov.uk/about-the-council/strategies-and-policies/service…
- Kentbusinessportal.org.ukkentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05db41 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Community Wellbeing Services
When will the Community Wellbeing Services tender open?
Kent County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Community Wellbeing Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £18,250,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Community Wellbeing Services?
Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is nathan sills, on 03000413728.
How do I bid for Community Wellbeing Services?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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