Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Community Diabetes Service
Authority: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of patient assessment and support of ongoing management of Level 1 and 2 Diabetes in a primary care setting.
CPV: Services provided by nurses
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of Service: Provide clinical management of diabetes in adults in the…Awarded
Description of Service: Provide clinical management of diabetes in adults in the community, within the West Kent locality. Provision of a specialist diabetes nursing advice service.
This contract is intended to be awarded to an existing provider following direct award process C.
Lifetime Value expectation: £785,802.50
Period: 1 April 2025 to 31 May 2026
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:07 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068131- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad1aFind 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 22 October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations may be sent to mtw-tr.contractsteam@nhs.net.
Award Decision Makers: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Service Delivery Team supported by the Contracts Team.
Conflicts of Interest - None declared. The Trust operates a Conflicts of Interest policy and procedure.
Key criteria: An assessment of the provider's current performance against the existing contract was undertaken. Quality and Innovation and Value were weighted equally and higher than Integration, collaboration and service sustainability, Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice and social value.
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. Date of contract award: …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kent Primary Care Community Interest Company | £785,803 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064329-2025-1 · West Kent Primary Care Community Interest Company
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £785,803
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West Kent Primary Care Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.