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Official procurement procedure
Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£23,522,800
Submission deadline 30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent County Council: "Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)". Published status: complete. Published value: £23,522,800. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Kent County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £23,522,800 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDTop vendor: 90.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 247 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | 1 win | £2,968,227 |
| KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 1 win | £252,699 |
| Berwick Partners | 1 win | £50,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 May 2026, 14:47 BST | Last source update22 May 2026, 14:47 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ff96 | ||
What is being bought
Kent County Council are seeking to re-procure a Kent Carers Support Service which is aimed at supporting unpaid carers within the county.
This new service will replace two current services;
The Carers Community Navigation Service and Carers Short Breaks service.
Key Areas of Service Delivery: Building from the Kent Adult Carers Strategy the following
key areas of service delivery have been identified for the Kent Carers Support Service:
i) Identifying and Recognising Carers, including Seldom-Heard Carers
ii) Empowering Carers: information, advice and training in ways that they can understand
iii) Prevention and Wellbeing especially for lifestyle risk factors, mental health and information and advice
iv) Support for Young Carers' Transition to Adulthood
v) Carers Assessment
vi) Carers Breaks
vii) Emergency Breaks
viii) Carers Personal Budgets
Lot 2 of this contract was previously awarded. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070631
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
22 May 2026, 14:47 BST - Status changed to complete
22 May 2026, 14:47 BST - Official notice release published
22 May 2026, 14:47 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
22 May 2026, 14:47 BST - Published value updated to £23,522,800
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT - Status changed to active
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT - Official notice release published
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT - Buyer information updated
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
22 May 2026, 14:47 BST - Submission deadline
30 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT - Award pending
20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £23,522,800
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards INVOLVE KENT LIMITED £23,522,800 · 20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 5 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Kent County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYWAward and contract changes
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