Awarded· 23 Jun 2025
Provision of Elective Care Services
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Canterbury, South East
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Elective Care Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Canterbury.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Whitstable Medical Practice
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 08:48
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About this tender
In brief
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Elective Care Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Canterbury. The contract went to Whitstable Medical Practice. It was awarded on 23 June 2025. The contract value is £247,821.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 June 2025. The notice number is 034926-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05530a.
Summary of the contracting process
The contracting process is being managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, which is set to award a contract for the provision of elective care services. This process falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is located in Whitstable, Kent, within the UKJ44 region.
The contract involves services within the hospital industry category and is currently at the award stage, following a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The standstill period, during which providers can submit written representations, ends on 7th July 2025. The intended contract is set to commence on 8th July 2025 and continue until 31st March 2026, valued at £247,821.
The specific services required include urology cystoscopy, outpatient appointments for urology lower urinary tract symptoms, and gynaecology hysteroscopy procedures. Firms currently providing similar medical services or aiming to expand their portfolio in the healthcare sector may find this contract an ideal opportunity for business growth, especially small to medium enterprises (SMEs) like the Whitstable Medical Practice, which is already acting as the supplier under this framework.
The notice in full
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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Lot 1Cancelled
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The provision of elective care services include:
i) urology cystoscopy with in-house support;
ii) urology lower urinary tract symptoms outpatient appointments with cystoscopy procedures; and
iii) gynaecology hysteroscopy procedures with histology support.
The proposed contract shall commence from 8th July 2025 for a period of up to nine months, to 31st March 2026.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Whitstable Medical Practice
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £247,821
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
- 034926-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05530a
- CPV code
- 85111000 - Hospital services; 85111100 - Surgical hospital services; 85111300 - Gynaecological hospital services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services
- Address
- Canterbury, CT1 3NG · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Whitstable Medical Practice
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Provision of Elective Care Services
Who won the Provision of Elective Care Services contract?
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Whitstable Medical Practice on 23 June 2025.
How much is the Provision of Elective Care Services contract worth?
The contract value is £247,821.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Elective Care Services?
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, based in Canterbury, South East. The named contact is Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services.
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