Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Public Health Services
Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSub-Contracts awarded to pharmacies in KENT for the provision of Public Health services including chlamydia treatment; a dispensing service for EOC, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) treatments and oral contraception.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:31 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:31 BST
- Authority reference
43/PH- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091192- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The awarding of these contracts is subject to the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime, Direct Award B, regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of Public Contracts Regulations 20215 do not apply to this award. The activity of these contracts is based on patient choice by providing access to public health services through multiple Pharmacies in Kent, allowing patients to select the most convenient provider for the services provided.
The estimated lifetime value for all of these contracts is £76,666.82 (VAT exempt). These contracts are awarded to existing providers in Kent for an existing service which these pharmacies have been providing since 2023.
The Authority has identified 62 participating community pharmacies that satisfy the requirements for service delivery. Patients retain the ability to choose amongst participating providers and the Authority does not restrict the number of providers eligible to deliver the service.
Initial term 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2028, with the option to extend further by 28 months (end date: 31st July 2030)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackers Chemists Limited, Asda Stores ltd., Boots UK Ltd, Delmergate Limited, Devkipharm Limited, Heroteam Limited +55 morejoint award | £76,666 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091192-2026-43/PH-1 · Ackers Chemists Limited, Asda Stores ltd., Boots UK Ltd, Delmergate Limited, Devkipharm Limited, Heroteam Limited +55 more
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £76,666
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
61 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 61 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- A E Hobbs LimitedAwarded supplier
- A N Achunine/Austinoma Chemist LimitedAwarded supplier
- Ackers Chemists LimitedAwarded supplier
- Asda Stores LimitedAwarded supplier
- Avicenna Retail LimitedAwarded supplier
- Bat and Ball LimitedAwarded supplier
- Boots UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Butt & Hobbs LimitedAwarded supplier
- C R & A R Nicholls LimitedAwarded supplier
- Day Lewis PLCAwarded supplier
Show 40 more suppliers
- Daysol PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Delmergate LimitedAwarded supplier
- Devkipharm LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dharmasha LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dwealth Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- E M Thanet LimitedAwarded supplier
- East Anglia Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Eazihealth LimitedAwarded supplier
- Echo PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Favourable Outcomes LimitedAwarded supplier
- Freshname 376 LimitedAwarded supplier
- Gleoresa LimitedAwarded supplier
- Greendrop Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Heroteam LimitedAwarded supplier
- Hyat Pharma LimitedAwarded supplier
- J M Patel LimitedAwarded supplier
- Janris LimitedAwarded supplier
- Jasney LimitedAwarded supplier
- Kanani Pharmacy LimitedAwarded supplier
- Kiavi LimitedAwarded supplier
- Link PharmacyAwarded supplier
- McQueen's Group LLPAwarded supplier
- Mistvale LimitedAwarded supplier
- Newton Place Healthcare LLPAwarded supplier
- Nicholls Double L LimitedAwarded supplier
- Optimal Wellness Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Paydens LimitedAwarded supplier
- Peniel International LimitedAwarded supplier
- Pharma Plus Medical LimitedAwarded supplier
- Pharmachem LimitedAwarded supplier
- Planet Health Limited T/A Spires PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Poppychem LimitedAwarded supplier
- Prayosha Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- R S Bains LimitedAwarded supplier
- Ramsgate Health LimitedAwarded supplier
- Ran Pharma LimitedAwarded supplier
- Real Pharma Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
- Regent Pharmacies LimitedAwarded supplier
- River Apothecaries LimitedAwarded supplier
- Samjay Pharma Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.