Restorative Engagement in Maternity Services - Independent Co‑Design Programme

Official notice

Authority: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)

Awarded value£8,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to CareSafe Solutions Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following recommendations from "Reading the Signals: Maternity and Neonatal Services in East Kent" (October 2022), the Contracting Authority has engaged an independent specialist to facilitate a trauma‑informed, consent‑based restorative programme.

CareSafe Solutions Ltd will co‑design approaches with senior EKHUFT maternity staff and families who consented to participate, centring women's voices and lived experience to inform service improvements. Outputs include a co‑designed improvement plan, agreed changes to listening/feedback practices, and a thematic report with anonymisation/redaction.

Context reference: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

73220000 Development consultancy services 85312320 Counselling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 17 Dec 2025, 08:55 GMT
Last source update: 17 Dec 2025, 08:55 GMT
Authority reference: C407963
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083610
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f752 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
17 Dec 2025, 08:55 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CareSafe Solutions Ltd.SME	£8,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · CareSafe Solutions Ltd.SME
Signed
1 Jan 2025
Value
£8,500
Period
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RVV · GB-PPON: PYBV-2474-CMNH Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, South East, CT1 3NGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CareSafe Solutions Ltd.Awarded supplier 5 Rowe Head Court, Pennington, North West, LA12 0RRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Dec 2025, 08:55 GMT