Official UK procurement notice
Cycle Courier Service For Dental
Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is made up of more than 5,400 colleagues, including doctors, nurses, consultants, therapists, dietitians and many other healthcare professionals, along with those working behind the scenes to make sure our patient services run smoothly. KCHFT are looking for a provider to provide a reliable, secure, and sustainable courier service for the transportation of documents, dental items, and other materials between designated NHS sites and other approved locations.
The service covers scheduled and ad-hoc deliveries across specified geographic areas, ensuring timely collection and delivery in compliance with NHS standards and Information Governance requirements.
This is an activity-based contract and the contract value stated within this notice represents an estimated value only. Actual contract spend will be determined by the volume of activity commissioned and delivered and may therefore be higher or lower than the value indicated.
CPV: Courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: 70% Finance 20% Quality & Technical 10% Sustainability & Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jun 2026, 14:41 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Authority reference
C448245- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058574- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba3dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published125 days ago22 Jun 2026, 14:41 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published51 days ago4 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Contract starts39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 14:41 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 10:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-Fert LTD15 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2028 · up to 14 Sept 2029Extensions: 1 x 12 months | £20,000 | 4 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- G-Fert LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender