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Published 16 Feb 2026

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SC240063 -Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)

Authority: Kent County Council

Open procedure
CPV: Community health services (85323000)
Published contract value£2,160,529Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Aug 2028
Awarded to Real Group Ltd
Contract starts 5 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Text to be corrected in the original notice:

Place of text to be modified: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.

Instead of: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.' The recommendation is to award the contract for Parent Infant Mental Health Service to the Real Group. As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point score. The evaluators were:

  • Public Health Specialist - Abenaa Gyamfuah-Assibey
  • Public Health Consultant - Wendy Jeffreys
  • Commissioner - Tracy Weight
  • Alison Newman - Senior Commercial and Procurement Officer (Moderator)

Read: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.' The recommendation is to award the contract for Parent Infant Mental Health Service to the Real Group. As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point score. The evaluators were;

  • Public Health Specialist - Abenaa Gyamfuah-Assibey
  • Public Health Consultant - Wendy Jeffreys
  • Commissioner - Tracy Weight
  • Alison Newman - Senior Commercial and Procurement Officer (Moderator)

Other additional information: CPV Code 85323000-9. Registered Address of Provider: The Real Group 4 Victoria Parade, New Capital Quay, Greenwich, SE10 9F. Approximate Lifetime Value of Contract; The total contract value for the full contract should all extensions be enacted is £2,160,529.46. Start and End Date; 5/9/2026 - 31/08/2028. Date of Award 02/03/2026. Potential for a contract extension of 2 x 1 year(s) (24 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required. No conflicts of interest declared

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11.59pm 25 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competit

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer reference
BIP1014865494
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
South East, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    2 Feb 2026
  2. Notice published
    16 Feb 2026
  3. Contract starts
    5 Sept 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Aug 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Kent County CouncilContracting authority Sessions House, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, UKContact email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Real Group LtdSupplier 4 Victoria Parade New Capital Quay Greenwich SE10 9FR
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-1164c67f-9409-45d5-bb8f-60814627535a-2026-03-02T13:50:04Z
Published
16 Feb 2026
Latest update
2 Mar 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-1164c67f-9409-45d5-bb8f-60814627535a
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-1164c67f-9409-45d5-bb8f-60814627535a-1