Official UK procurement notice
Kent and Medway Individual Placement and Support Service
Authority: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board are undertaking a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Individual Placement and Support Service in Kent and Medway. The contract duration will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option<br/>to extend for up to a further 2 years as required.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£13,307,790
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 45%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 11%
- Value: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 14%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 45%
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 14%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 11%
- Social Value: 10%
- Value: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2025, 09:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C373958- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079201- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cfbFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 Procurement Act 2023 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 the relevant authority by 23:59 on the 16th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to l.gamlin@nhs.net.<br/><br/>Award decision-makers - Kent & Medway ICB Board<br/><br/>Date of decision: 02nd December 2025<br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest: None declared<br/><br/>The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows:<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation 45%<br/><br/>Value 20%<br/><br/>Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 14%<br/><br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 11%<br/><br/>Social value 10%<br/><br/>The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to the specification and requirements of the integrated care system.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 3 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published327 days ago3 Dec 2025, 09:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Dec 2025, 09:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shaw Trust Limited | £13,228,032 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079201-2025-1 · The Shaw Trust Limited
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £13,228,032
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shaw TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.