Official UK procurement notice
CN250184 School Health · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 16 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The procurement conducted is a Direct Award C.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Direct Award C covers the procurement of the School Health ServiceAwarded
The Direct Award C covers the procurement of the School Health Service. The key objectives of the School Health service are to:
oImprove health and reduce health inequalities through the delivery of targeted and progressive element of the Healthy Child programme 5 -19.
odelivering interventions which improve health and wellbeing of children and families.
oImprove health and wellbeing of children and their families.
oProvide a responsive service that meets user needs.
oIndividual health and wellbeing interventions and support to address identified public health needs of children and young people, enabling them to stay healthy and support them to learn.
oIdentifying children’s needs, signposting to appropriate services, and providing health promotion messages and targeted evidence-based interventions. This plays a vital part in the reduction of child health inequalities through a holistic approach to identifying and addressing the health needs of children.
Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and none were declared. The evaluation panel independently reviewed the information provided against each of the 5 Key Criteria. The planned evaluation panel consisted of Billie Hamilton-Moss (Specialist), Chloe Nelson (Senior Commissioner) and Wendy Jeffreys (Public Health Consultant). Matthew Wellard (Commercial and Procurement Manager) moderated the process. Dr Anjan Ghosh approved the intent to award. In assessment of a considerable change, it was established that the contracts are not materially different in nature, nor will there be an increase in contract value of more than 25% and £500k of the original contract values. This process robustly assessed the contract performance and future contract performance across ALL of the 5 key criteria, namely:
- Quality and innovation (30%)
- Value (30%)
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (15%)
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice (15%)
- Social value (10%)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 11:05 BST
- Authority reference
CN250184- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030221- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0646c8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 16 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The procurement conducted is a Direct Award C.
Publisher note: 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 16 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The procurement conducted is a Direct Award C. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1011744404 GO Reference: GO-202624-PRO-34524823
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextThis 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 direct award process C. · VI.3 | 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 direct award process C. | 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 direct award process C. |
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 direct award process C. GO Reference: GO-202641-P…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustSchool Health | £21,898,681 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
School Health · Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £21,898,681
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.