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Published 18 Jul 2024, 11:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Services - Kent & Medway

Official notice

Authority: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)

6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£1,841,958,368total for 6 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2025awarded 23 Apr 2025
Awarded to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust6 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board have undertaken a procurement process for Community Services. <br/><br/>The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.<br/><br/>Services are expected to be delivered from October 2025 to October 2030, with the Commissioner having options to extend up until October 2033.<br/><br/>The procurement is split into the following lots:<br/>Lot 1 Adult Community Services Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley<br/>Lot 2 Adult Community Services East Kent<br/>Lot 3 Adult Community Services Medway & Swale<br/>Lot 4 Adult Community Services West Kent<br/>Lot 5 Children's Community Services Medway & Swale<br/>Lot 6 Children's Community Services Dartford Gravesham & Swanley; East Kent; West Kent.

CPV: Health services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£1,841,958,368 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Adults Community Services Dartford Gravesham & SwanleyAwardedPublished value£162,034,200

Provision of Adult Community Services in Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley.<br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services
Lot #2Adult Community Services East KentAwardedPublished value£698,768,400

Provision of Adult Community Services in East Kent.<br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services
Lot #3Adult Community Services Medway & SwaleAwardedPublished value£325,062,120

Provision of Adult Community Services in Medway & Swale. <br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services
Lot #4Adult Community Services West KentAwardedPublished value£326,045,016

Provision of Adult Community Services in West Kent.<br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services
Lot #5Children's Community Services Medway & SwaleAwardedPublished value£76,530,600

Provision of Children's Community Services in Medway & Swale.<br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services
Lot #6Children's Community Services DGS, E Kent, W KentAwardedPublished value£253,518,032

Provision of Children's Community Services in Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley; East Kent; West Kent.<br/><br/>Community Services incorporate a range of clinical healthcare services delivered to patients in a community (out of hospital) setting.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/><br/>The Contract will commence October 2025 for 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for a further 3 years.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 44%Price: 20%Social value: 12%Environmental: 24%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality & Innovation: 35%
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 9%
  • Value: 20%
  • Social Value: 12%
  • Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 24%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Quality & Innovation: 35%
  • Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 24%
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 9%
  • Social Value: 12%
  • Value: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Jul 2024, 11:45 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
C302293
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051609
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047e6a Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59 on the 7th May. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected].<br/><br/>Award decision-makers - Kent & Medway ICB Board <br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest: One Conflict of Interest was identified among the ICB Board. The ICB Board non-conflicted members, having assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, decided to exclude this member from the decision making process.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £1,841,923,724.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows:<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation 35%<br/><br/>Value 20% <br/><br/>Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 24%<br/><br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 9%<br/><br/>Social value 12%<br/><br/>The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to the specification and requirements of the integrated care system.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

9 Sept 2024 → 27 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2024
  1. Published value published: £1,841,958,368
    5 Dec 2024, 12:34 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    5 Dec 2024, 12:34 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    5 Dec 2024, 12:34 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    5 Dec 2024, 12:34 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2025, 10:28 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.2.6Lot 1 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £162,034,200Lot 2 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £698,768,400Lot 4 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £326,045,016Lot 5 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £76,530,600Lot 6 II.2.6) Estimated value excluding VAT: £253,518,032Lot 1 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £161,757,248Lot 2 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £697,973,472Lot 4 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £324,632,440Lot 5 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £72,466,752Lot 6 II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: £257,581,880
—TextII.1.5Value excluding VAT: £1,841,958,368Value excluding VAT: £1,839,473,912
—TextVI.3This 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to …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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.Date of Award: 8th August 2025The life…

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-12: 1 release · 5 Dec 2024
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £1,841,923,7246 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 6latest 23 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Adults Community Services Dartford Gravesham & Swanley1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustSubcontracting: declared£161,756,988 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Adult Community Services East Kent1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust£684,918,560 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Adult Community Services Medway & Swale1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustSubcontracting: declared£327,512,232 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Adult Community Services West Kent1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust£335,019,376 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · Children's Community Services Medway & Swale1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustSubcontracting: declared£72,466,752 †—Awarded
Lot 6 · Children's Community Services DGS, E Kent, W Kent1 award
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustChildren's Community Services Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley, East Kent & West Kent£260,249,816 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Adults Community Services Dartford Gravesham & Swanley1bids———
2 · Adult Community Services East Kent1bids———
3 · Adult Community Services Medway & Swale2bids———
4 · Adult Community Services West Kent2bids———
5 · Children's Community Services Medway & Swale1bids———
6 · Children's Community Services DGS, E Kent, W Kent1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6NBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.