Official UK procurement notice
Provision - Senior GP Clinical Leadership to support delivery - East Kent Virtual Wards
Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) seeks to commission the provision of Senior GP Clinical Leadership to support the delivery of the East Kent Urgent Care services, including Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual wards for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. The contract is to start on the 1 April 2027 for 12 months with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months. Senior GP input is needed to work in urgent care out of hospital, adding GP skill set to work alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT), including geriatricians<br/>The Provider shall deliver 112 hours of Senior GP cover per week, operating 16 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Provider shall maintain a planned shift overlap to ensure continuity of clinical leadership and decision-making.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) seeks to commission the provision of Senior GP Clinical Leadership to support the delivery of the East Kent Urgent Care services, including Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual wards for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. The contract is to start on the 1 April 2027 for 12 months with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months. Please note that the estimated value is for the first year plus 2 x 12 month extensions. Annual cost is £700,000.<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.’
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To provide senior GP clinical decision‑maker (SCDM) support to the East Kent Community…Renewal
To provide senior GP clinical decision‑maker (SCDM) support to the East Kent Community Virtual Ward, ensuring experienced senior medical oversight of acute care delivered in the community. Senior GP input is needed to work in urgent care out of hospital, adding GP skill set to work alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT), including geriatricians<br/>The Provider shall deliver 112 hours of Senior GP cover per week, operating 16 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Provider shall maintain a planned shift overlap to ensure continuity of clinical leadership and decision-making. Senior GPs shall participate in a single integrated rota and work as core members of the East Kent Urgent Care services. multidisciplinary team (MDT) supports coordinated assessment, treatment planning, escalation, and discharge decision-making. All GPs assigned to the service must be:<br/>
- GMC‑registered and have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from RCGP and currently on the GP Performers’ List<br/>
- Experienced in frailty management and acute community pathways.<br/>
- Competent in virtual ward or urgent care delivery.<br/>To support rota stability and MDT continuity, the Commissioner prefers GPs to undertake a minimum of two full days per week. Final working patterns may be agreed during mobilisation.<br/><br/>The contract is to start on the 1 April 2027 for 12 months with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months. Please note that the estimated value is for the first year plus 2 12 month extensions. Annual cost is £700,000.<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.’ Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.’ Bids must be submitted via Atamis C487596. To register on Atamis please use the following link atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
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Part of the Questionnaire 1 Supplier Information Questionnaire - Tenderers must not be subject to insolvency proceedings, administration, liquidation, or bankruptcy.<br/>Tenderers must possess a satisfactory credit rating from a recognised agency, namely Dun & Bradstreet.<br/>The Authority will undertake its own assessment of financial stability and creditworthiness, using information obtained from Dun & Bradstreet. A satisfactory credit rating, generally considered to represent low to moderate financial risk, will be required.<br/>This assessment will be carried out during the evaluation stage and prior to contract award. The Authority reserves the right to seek clarification or additional information where necessary.
- Technical & professional ability
All GPs assigned to the service must be:<br/>GMC‑registered and have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from RCGP and currently on the GP Performers’ List
Minimum: All GPs assigned to the service must be:<br/>GMC‑registered and have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from RCGP and currently on the GP Performers’ List
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £4,188,525 (twice the annual value).
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How KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST buys Social services (CPV 8532), and who usually turns up
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4–630% / 32%
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Lot #1To provide senior GP clinical decision‑maker (SCDM) support to the East Kent Community…CPV 8532Published estimate£2.1m
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1 bid29%
2–339%
4–611%
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Middle 50%£2.1m
Estimate£2.1m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Thanet Health CICWorked for this buyer | PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kentnotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Connect Health LtdGroup company | £308m18 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 3 live · £218m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 |
| £5.7m11 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £620k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £2.2m6 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | 4% below n=1 | |
| £1.9m4 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £615k2 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 12 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Nov 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C487596- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bb07Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.’
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- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published1h ago12 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Bids openedjust passed12 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Today12 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 26 days9 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 139 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
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