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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Provision of Public Health Services

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Ashford, South East

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Public Health Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 11:20

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About this tender

In brief

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Public Health Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford. It was awarded on 31 March 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 017946-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050a14.

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process executed by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust involves the awarding of sub-contracts to pharmacies and GP practices in Medway for the provision of public health services. These services encompass emergency oral contraception, chlamydia treatment, and the dispensing of genito-urinary medicine treatments, among others.

The procurement falls under the Community Health Services industry category and uses a limited procurement method as a direct award process, complying with the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The contract, signed on 1 April 2025, has an estimated total lifetime value of £541,000 and features an option for extension up to 24 months. These contracts are aimed at enhancing patient choice by offering access via multiple local providers.

This procurement represents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating within Medway.

The notice in full

Sub -contracts awarded to pharmacies and GP's in Medway for the provision of Public Health services including emergency oral contraception (EOC); chlamydia treatment; a dispensing service for EOC, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) treatments and oral contraception; and long acting reversible contraception (LARC).

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Sub -contracts awarded to pharmacies and GP's in Medway for the provision of Public Health services including emergency oral contraception (EOC); chlamydia treatment; a dispensing service for EOC, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) treatments and oral contraception; and long acting reversible contraception (LARC). These contracts have been awarded under direct award process B. The awarding of these contracts 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 activity of these contracts is based on patient choice by providing access to public health services through multiple pharmacies and GP practices in Medway, allowing patients to select the most convenient provider for the services provided. The estimated total lifetime value for all of these contracts combined is PS541,000.

    These contracts are awarded to existing providers in Medway for an existing service which these pharmacies and GP practices have been providing since 2023.

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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
Number of suppliers
26

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

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
017946-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a14
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is based in Ashford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Ashford
Town
Tonbridge
Postcode
TN25 4AZ
Electoral ward
Goat Lees
Constituency
Ashford
Delivery area
Kent
Region
South East
Sub-region
Mid Kent
Area
Kent
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Lucy Ochoa
Phone
+44 1474649230
Address
Ashford, TN25 4AZ · South East · England
Call +44 1474649230
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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 Provision of Public Health Services

Who won the Provision of Public Health Services contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

Who is the buyer for Provision of Public Health Services?

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, based in Ashford, South East. The named contact is Lucy Ochoa, on +44 1474649230.

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