Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Services
Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpeech and Language Therapy for children in mainstream and special schools in East Sussex. Under the PSR Direct Award C "incumbent provider" this is necessary to direct award a short term contract to ensure continuity of care and provision to vulnerable children whilst substantive recruitment continues.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 16:13 BST
- Authority reference
1562/20/C- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014377- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eea2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
This award is lawful under PSR Direct award Process 1C - award to incumbent provider who has demonstrated that they are satisfying the existing contract and likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.
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 the Public Contracts Regulations 2025 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31st March 2025. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR award Process 1C Representations should be sent via email to kcht.contracts@nhs.net Award decision makers are Director of Specialist, Strategic Lead West Kent and Head of Service - School Health and Children's Integrated Therapies and Equipment There were no conflicts of interest. Due to continued local recruitment challenges, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to direct award this contract to the existing incumbent supplier set out above, in order to ensure continued safe provision of service to a vulnerable cohort of children whilst recruitment to substantive posts continues.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
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
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME | £28,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009980-2025-1 · Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2025
- Value
- £28,000
- 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- Pioneering Children's Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.