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title: "Dermatology Services (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement"
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# Dermatology Services (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dermatology-services-kent-medway-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-032685). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Kent and Medway CCG: "Dermatology Services (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £83,104,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Kent and Medway CCG](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-kent-and-medway-ccg-GB-FTS-47847)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £83,104,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032685`

## 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/dermatology-services-kent-medway-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-032685#tl-md)

## Description
***This advert is for market engagement only***
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group intend to undertake a procurement process for Dermatology Services. The anticipated contract duration will be 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.
It is expected that the procurement will be split into 2 Lots:
Lot 1: West and North Kent Dermatology Service (W&NKDS)
Lot 2: East Kent Community Dermatology Service (EKCDS)
The CCG has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement. The purpose of this engagement is to communicate the intention to procure in the future and also request feedback from the market through a short questionnaire. 
Interested and capable providers are requested to review the information made available and respond to this short questionnaire. Both the further information and access to the questionnaire can be obtained via the eProcurement portal. 
To access the eProcurement portal please follow the instructions below:
1. Go to https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously)
2. Once registered, login into the system and look for 
'Quote/tender 50518 - Dermatology Services (Kent and Medway) - Market Engagement' 
The following documents have been made available within the eProcurement system:
Dermatology Services Overview Document
Service Specifications (DRAFT)
* Lot 1 (West and North Kent)
* Lot 2 (East Kent)
Interested providers are requested to review the published documentation and also complete and submit a short questionnaire incorporated within the eProcurement system.
The deadline for submission of the completed questionnaire is 17:00 on Friday 8th April 2022, however providers are encouraged to respond as soon as possible.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Dermatology Services (West and North Kent)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The West and North Kent HSCPs are seeking to commission a lead provider model whereby the provider will deliver a consultant led (but not exclusively consultant delivered) Level 1-4 service supported by a multi-disciplinary team which will manage a r...

### Lot 2: Dermatology Services (East Kent)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The commissioner is seeking to procure a lead provider model which also includes a single point of access (SPA). The EKCDS will be expected to manage the SPA.
The service will provide and deliver a consultant led (but not exclusively consultant deliv...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008171-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-25T15:04:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:01:32.368Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032685