Awarded· 27 Oct 2025
PSR Emergency Award - 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 Emergency Award - 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 25 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Thanet Health
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:16
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR Emergency Award - 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 27 October 2025. The contract value is £307,452. The contract runs from 27 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 November 2025. The notice number is 076832-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e843.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process conducted by KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST for the provision of urgent care response services in East Kent has been completed. The tender, titled "PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent," was awarded as part of an urgent community initiative aimed at delivering care to patients at home.
This service falls under the 'services' industry category and was executed via a direct procurement method, which was below the threshold and did not involve competition. Located in Ashford, United Kingdom, the project started on 27th October 2025 and will run until 31st March 2026. The contract was awarded to Thanet Health CIC, indicating a swift process due to the emergency nature of this service.
Particularly, large-scale or community-oriented enterprises, as seen with Thanet Health CIC, which are well-positioned to manage urgent care demands, are likely to find this sector lucrative for growth.
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 Authority did not have sufficient time to undertake a comprehensive competitive procurement process, including the consequential off-boarding of the incumbent provider and onboarding of an alternative provider, should the incumbent not have been successful.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Thanet Health
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £307,452
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 076832-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e843
- 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
- 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
- Annabelle Smith Whibley
- Address
- Ashford, TN25 4AZ · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Thanet Health
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent
Who won the PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent contract?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Thanet Health on 27 October 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent contract worth?
The contract value is £307,452. The contract runs from 27 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, based in Ashford, South East. The named contact is Annabelle Smith Whibley.
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