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Awarded· 3 Mar 2025

Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Canterbury, South East

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Canterbury.

Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Medinet Clinical Services

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:24

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 13:02

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About this tender

In brief

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Canterbury. The contract went to Medinet Clinical Services. It was awarded on 3 March 2025. The contract value is £415,376.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 March 2025. The notice number is 010392-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e92e.

Summary of the contracting process

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is planning to award a 12-month contract for the provision of dermatology services, focusing on clinical support. This procurement falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and does not involve the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract aims to ensure continuity of services without substantial changes to the existing arrangements.

The procurement stage is currently in the Award phase, with a standstill period ending at midnight on 14th March 2025. The services will be provided at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, within the industry category of Dermatology services. Collaboration with public health bodies and adherence to social value principles are also highly regarded in this procurement process.

The notice in full

2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority is intending to award a 12 months contract for the provision of insourced Dermatology related clinical services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e.,

the term of the existing contract is due to expire and the Contracting Authority proposes a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term, the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably and that the Contracting Authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority is intending to award a 12 months contract for the provision of insourced Dermatology related clinical services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e.,

    the term of the existing contract is due to expire and the Contracting Authority proposes a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term, the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably and that the Contracting Authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

    The contract shall include the provision of Dermatology / Skin Cancer minor operation related services at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent to support the Contracting Authority with recovering its waiting lists position.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Medinet Clinical Services
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£415,376

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
010392-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e92e
CPV code
85121282 - Dermatology services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is based in Canterbury. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Canterbury
Town
Canterbury
Postcode
CT1 3NG
Electoral ward
Barton
Constituency
Canterbury
Delivery area
East Kent
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Kent
Area
Kent
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Senior Category Manager - Corporate
Address
Canterbury, CT1 3NG · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Medinet Clinical Services
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology

Who won the Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology contract?

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Medinet Clinical Services on 3 March 2025.

How much is the Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology contract worth?

The contract value is £415,376.

Who is the buyer for Insourcing of clinical support services_Dermatology?

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, based in Canterbury, South East. The named contact is Senior Category Manager - Corporate.

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