Awarded· 7 Sept 2025
Skills for Care RM12 program
Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East
Kent County Council has awarded Skills for Care RM12 program. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Skills for Care Solutions
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:20
View notice2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Kent County Council has awarded Skills for Care RM12 program. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The contract went to Skills for Care Solutions. It was awarded on 7 September 2025. The contract value is £26,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 April 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - limited competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 September 2025. The notice number is 058587-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059f4a.
Summary of the contracting process
Kent County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Skills for Care RM12 program," which focuses on training for the care sector. This award, dated 22nd September 2025, falls under the services category within the health and social work sector, with a limited procurement method due to the below-threshold value.
The procurement process included an award to Skills For Care Solutions LTD, with the contract active from 1st October 2025 to 30th April 2026. The programme covers multiple regions across the United Kingdom, including regions such as Yorkshire and Humber, West Midlands, and South East, with a gross contract value of £31,200. The "Skills for Care RM12 program" presents significant growth opportunities for businesses within the care training sector.
SMEs specialising in health-related training services would benefit from exploring collaborations, as the contract aligns with sub-central government needs for training services. Interested enterprises should prepare to engage with public authorities like Kent County Council to understand regional training needs better and position themselves as key partners in such procurement contracts.
The notice in full
training for care sector, Skills for Care RM12 program
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
- 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Apr 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Skills for Care Solutions
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £26,000
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
- 058587-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059f4a
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Maidstone
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Electoral ward
- Penenden Heath
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Skills for Care Solutions
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Skills for Care RM12 program
Who won the Skills for Care RM12 program contract?
Kent County Council awarded the contract to Skills for Care Solutions on 7 September 2025. It is due to end on 30 April 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Skills for Care RM12 program contract worth?
The contract value is £26,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 April 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Skills for Care RM12 program?
Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East.
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