Official UK procurement notice
Acute Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAcute Hospital Services
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Acute services are to be providedAwarded
Acute services are to be provided.
An award has been made following PSR Award A - Regulation 7
This is an existing service and an existing provider
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042145- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693dbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
- Published justification
This is a main Acute hospital contract, there are no other suitable providers that can take on this contract.
Publisher note: 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. The decision to award has been made at the Executive Management Committee including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer and Chief Delivery Officer.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | £320,824,511 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042145-2026-1 · Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £320,824,511
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Kent and Medway ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dartford and Gravesham NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.