Awarded· 9 Oct 2025
PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Ashford, South East
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Thanet Health
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:53
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 17:21
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About this tender
In brief
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ashford. The contract went to Thanet Health. It was awarded on 9 October 2025. The contract value is £307,452.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 October 2025. The notice number is 066513-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ad34.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent" is spearheaded by the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. This contract is classified under community health services and falls within the services industry category. The procurement was initially planned to begin on the 27th of October 2025, concluding on the 31st of March 2026.
However, the direct award process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) has been abandoned following an internal review, which determined the route was inappropriate. The procurement involved a limited method without a prior call for competition, initially signalled by an intention to award notice under the PSR regulations 2023, with the original intention of awarding the contract to Thanet Health CIC.
The contract's scope demands a quick access solution to a breadth of health and social care professionals, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy services.
The notice in full
Urgent community response teams to provide urgent care to people in their homes which helps to avoid hospital admissions and enable people to live independently for longer. Through these teams, older people and adults with complex health needs who urgently need care, can get fast access to a range of health and social care professionals within two hours.
This includes access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, medication prescribing and reviews, and help with staying well-fed and hydrated. The proposed contract will start on 27th October 2025 and end on 31st March 2026.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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 The proposed contract will start on 27th October 2025 and end on 31st March 2026. 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
- 1
- Awarded to
- Thanet Health
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £307,452
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
- 066513-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ad34
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community 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
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Janette Jessup
- Phone
- +44 1303904389
- Address
- Ashford, TN25 4AZ · South East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Thanet Health
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent
Who won the PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent contract?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Thanet Health on 9 October 2025.
How much is the PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent contract worth?
The contract value is £307,452.
Who is the buyer for PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, based in Ashford, South East. The named contact is Janette Jessup, on +44 1303904389.
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