Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Oct 2025, 16:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Continuing Healthcare Activity Support

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£464,965published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UB Healthcare

What is being bought

Published requirement description

to provide services for the review of continuing healthcare packages and fast track reviews

CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of remote and face to face reviews of overdue CHC care packages and Fast…Awarded

The provision of remote and face to face reviews of overdue CHC care packages and Fast Track Reviews

This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of PSR at a value of circa £464,965

This is a new service to be provided by a new supplier

The contract will run from 15th October 2025 to 14th October 2026.

Extensions: 6 month optional extension

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
2 Oct 2025, 16:24 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2025, 16:57 BST
Authority reference
C381176
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061914
Classification (CPV)
Advisory services provided by nurses
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a746 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Run as a further competition via an accredited framework for All Age Continuing Care for healthcare services.

Countess of Chester, FTS Notice Ref 2023/S 000-027596

Publisher note: 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 midnight on 14th October 2025. 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.' Written representations should be sent to [email protected] The award decision-makers were: Nick Rogers - NHS K&M ICB Business Manager AACC Elizabeth Hall - NHS K&M ICB - Clinical lead AACC Delyth Richardson - NHS C&P ICB Head of Contracts Karen Jackson -KCC Team Manager ASCH; No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest were declared The key themes have been included within the specification and criteria laid out in the tender documents, being: Quality and Innovation Value Integragtion, Collabortaion and Sustainability Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilittaing choice Social Value Quality was weighted at 60% and Value (cost) at 40% include a statement explaining the relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria. A breakdown of all scores and justifications has been shared with all bidders The successful bidder was awarded on the basis of submitting the most advantageous tender in accordance with the scoring methodology.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateAdditional Information -- end of standstill · VI.314 Oct 202515 Oct 2025+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £464,9651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UB HealthcareSME£464,965 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Continuing Healthcare Activity Support · UB HealthcareSME

    Signed
    2 Oct 2025
    Value
    £464,965
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

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, ME156NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHSEReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UB HealthcareAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13950973 Office 7, 16 Highlands Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4ND

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.