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Official UK procurement notice

Peel Role Play · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Direct award
Awarded value£376,700published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Peel Roleplay

What is being bought

Published requirement description

KMMS requires the services of an agency to provide 'simulated patients'/'standardised patients' (SP) for safe clinical training of medical students. Simulated Patients (SP) are involved in both the teaching and assessment of medical students' clinical and communication skills in all medical schools in the UK. These skills are recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) as 'core competencies' as described in the 'Outcomes for Graduates' (2018) document. SPs form an integral and essential element of skill development, as it provides a standardized experience for students to practise and demonstrate their skills in a safe environment. Peel Roleplay is an established provider and has a national reputation for delivering a high quality, reliable and flexible service. We have built up a very strong and productive relationship with Peel over the past 6 years and they have been very responsive to our needs, have been extremely reliable and now know our established processes. Local provision of SPs was also explored, and no comparable service is currently available in Kent at the required volume / delivery structure/ level of expertise and experience.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
21 Jul 2026, 10:02 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
Authority reference
26-038
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068563
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf82 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The public contract concerns the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance.

In paragraph 2, "novel goods or services" means goods or services designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority.

The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-

(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-

(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:02 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £376,7001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Peel Roleplay1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031£376,70020 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PEEL ROLEPLAY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07576465GB-PPON: PLYB-5857-LBWD Weir Chambers, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 1PQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender