Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 10 Oct 2025, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PSR - Direct Award C - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent

Official notice

Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£307,452published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Thanet Health CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent community response teams to provide urgent care to people in their homes which helps to avoid hospital admissions and enable people to live independently for longer. Through these teams, older people and adults with complex health needs who urgently need care, can get fast access to a range of health and social care professionals within two hours. This includes access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, medication prescribing and reviews, and help with staying well-fed and hydrated.

The proposed contract will start on 27th October 2025 and end on 31st March 2026.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award noticeAwarded

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.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention

to award under the PSR

The proposed contract will start on 27th October 2025 and end on 31st March 2026. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · East Kent

85323000 Community health services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Oct 2025, 16:53 BST
Last source update: 17 Oct 2025, 18:21 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-066513
Classification (CPV): Community health services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ad34 Find 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. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

This is an abandonment notice to cancel the original Direct Award C Intention to award: Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-064366 Abandonment Notice - Direct Award C under Provider Selection Regime. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has decided to abandon the direct award process for the above-named service under the Provider Selection Regime. Reason for Abandonment: Following further internal…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £307,4521 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thanet Health CIC	£307,452 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 064366-2025-1 · Thanet Health CIC
Signed
10 Oct 2025
Value
£307,452
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Trinity House, 110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington, Ashford, South East, TN254AZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (IPC&PP)Review body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thanet Health CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: Not on any register Kent Innovation Centre, Millennium Way, Westbrook, Broadstairs, South East, CT10 2QQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.