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title: "CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks"
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# CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250453-practice-educators-service-to-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £252,699 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250453-practice-educators-service-to-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250453-practice-educators-service-to-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4#tl-md)

## Description
The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting.  
The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support. 
The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at:
Windchimes (Herne Bay)
Fairlawn (Ashford)
Bluebells (Maidstone)
Treetops (Dartford)
Sunrise (Southborough).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS:RYY`
  - Value: £252,699 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002262-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-12T13:05:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:18:29.319Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4