Official UK procurement notice
Contract of Service for the Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Services
Authority: Kent Community Health N H S Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpeech & language therapy for children in main stream and special schools in East Sussex for a period of 2 days per week for 3 months. This is an emergency contract to address wait lists.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued…Awarded
Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Aug 2024, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2024, 13:29 GMT
- Authority reference
1533/20/C- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039924- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0493ceFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Due to local recruitment challenges, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has identified a clinical risk to children and therefore intends to award this contract to the supplier listed above to assist with the wait list over the next three months. This is an emergency provision whilst recruitment is undertaken.
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 5 September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Representations should be sent via email to: [email protected]. Award decision makers are Director of Specialist Services. There were no conflicts of interest. Due to local recruitment challenges, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has identified a clinical risk to children and therefore intends to award this contract to the supplier listed above to assist with the wait list over the next three months. This is an emergency provision whilst recruitment is undertaken.
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mu… | 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 direct award process C. Date of Contract Award - … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME | £21,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME | £42,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027160-2024-1 · Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Aug 2024
- Value
- £21,000
- Status
- active
Contract 039924-2024-1533/20/C-1 · Pioneering Children's Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Aug 2024
- Value
- £42,000
- Status
- active
- Change Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pioneering Children's Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.