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Awarded· 23 Nov 2025

The Kent Health Visiting Service

Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East

Kent County Council has awarded The Kent Health Visiting Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.

Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 12:05

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 15:42

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About this tender

In brief

Kent County Council has awarded The Kent Health Visiting Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The contract went to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 23 November 2025. The contract value is £141,373,906.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 31 December 2025. The notice number is 086596-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e83a.

Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council has awarded a contract for "The Kent Health Visiting Service" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, specifically outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, focusing on community health services, aims to provide a comprehensive health visiting programme across Kent, aligning with the Healthy Child Programme. This initiative will run from 1st January 2026 to 31st March 2031.

The procurement stage is now complete, and the contract was signed on 23rd November 2025, having been awarded to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement method was a limited procedure without a prior call for competition, and the process respected the legal frameworks in place, ensuring fairness and compliance.

With a total contract value of £141,373,906, businesses in the health sector focusing on delivering value through innovation, integration, and collaboration can find opportunities for growth.

The notice in full

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process The service delivers a comprehensive Health Visiting programme across the entirety of Kent County Council's area. It is designed to meet the statutory requirements set out in the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring that all eligible children and their families receive appropriate support and interventions.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight of the 5 December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

    Proposed Contract Start and End Date01/01/2026 - 31/03/2031 The information required against the Key Criteria under Direct Award C was assessed by an evaluation panel consisting of, Chloe Nelson (Senior Commissioner) and Tracy Weight (Commissioner), and Wendy Jefferys (Consultant).

    The evaluation was moderated by Matthew Wellard The decision to intend to award contract was taken by Dr Anjan Ghosh The incumbent supplier was assessed according to the process outlined within the Direct Award C procedure which consisted of -An assessment of whether the contract is changing considerably -Due diligence undertaken as part of the Basic Selection Criteria. -An assessment of whether the provider is doing a good job against the existing contract,

    -An assessment of whether the provider is likely to continue to do a good job against the new contract The assessment of whether the contract is changing considerable concluded the contract was not changing considerably The due diligence carried out under the Basic Selection Criteria determined that the organisation meets all necessary requirements and is considered suitable for selection.

    In assessment against whether the provider is doing a good job against the existing contract, the five key criteria were assessed with the associated weightings below. The assessment deemed the provider was undertaking a Good service against the key criteria.

    Key CriteriaWeighting Quality and innovation30% Value30% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability15% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice15% Social value10% In assessment against whether the provider is likely to continue to do a good job against the future, the five key criteria were assessed with the associated weightings below. Minor weighting changes were made to reflect minor specification changes to improve the focus on access and collaboration.

    The assessment deemed the provider was undertaking a Good service against the key criteria. Key CriteriaWeighting Quality and innovation25% Value25% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice20% Social value10% Following successfully passing all the required aspects of the Direct Award C process, the provider was deemed to have met the threshold required to be eligible for a Direct Award C award.

    Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the procurement process and none were declared.

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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
Awarded to
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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
Large

Values

Contracts value
£141,373,906

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
086596-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e83a
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Kent County Council is based in Maidstone. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Maidstone
Town
Rochester
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Electoral ward
Penenden Heath
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Delivery area
Kent
Region
South East
Sub-region
Mid Kent
Area
Kent
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Kent County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Matthew Wellard
Phone
+44 3000413221
Address
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Call +44 3000413221

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 The Kent Health Visiting Service

Who won the The Kent Health Visiting Service contract?

Kent County Council awarded the contract to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust on 23 November 2025.

How much is the The Kent Health Visiting Service contract worth?

The contract value is £141,373,906.

Who is the buyer for The Kent Health Visiting Service?

Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is Matthew Wellard, on +44 3000413221.

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