Awarded· 19 Jun 2025
PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Ashford, South East
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 19:31
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 14:45
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford. It was awarded on 19 June 2025. The contract value is £343,731,240. It is split across 2 lots.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 29 August 2025. The notice number is 052554-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05514c.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process led by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust pertains to the provision of Adult and Children's Community Services, classified under health services (CPV: 85100000). This service includes a range of clinical healthcare services delivered in community settings across the regions of Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, Medway, and Swale in the UKJ4 and UKJ41 regions of Kent.
The contract, valued at £176,586,019 and £171,070,298 respectively for the different lots, has been awarded as part of a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023.
This procurement utilised a direct award process without a prior call for competition and was officially awarded on 29th August 2025, with a commencement date of 27th October 2025 lasting until 26th October 2030, with an option for a three-year extension.
The notice in full
Provision of Adult Community Services. Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting. Provision of Children's Community Services.
Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting. The proposed contract will start on the 27th October 2025 and end on the 26th October 2030.
Lots (2)
- 01
Adult Community Services - Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and SwaleCancelled
Provision of Adult Community Services. Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.
The awarding of this contract 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
- 02
Adult and Children's Community Services - Medway and SwaleCancelled
Provision of Adult Community Services. Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting. Provision of Children's Community Services.
Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 2
- Number of suppliers
- 2
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
- £343,731,240
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
- 052554-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05514c
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Ashford
- Town
- Tonbridge
- Postcode
- TN25 4AZ
- Electoral ward
- Goat Lees
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Delivery area
- Kent, TLJ41 Medway
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Annabelle Smith-Whibley
- Phone
- +44 1987252210
- Address
- Ashford, TN25 4AZ · South East · England
Documents and links
Questions about PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services
Who won the PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services contract worth?
The contract value is £343,731,240, split across 2 lots.
Who is the buyer for PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Adult and Children's Community Services?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, based in Ashford, South East. The named contact is Annabelle Smith-Whibley, on +44 1987252210.
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