Official UK procurement notice
PSR Emergency Award - Provision of Urgent Care Response Services in East Kent
Authority: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUrgent community response teams to provide urgent care to people in their homes which helps to avoid hospital admissions and enable people to live independently for longer. Through these teams, older people and adults with complex health needs who urgently need care, can get fast access to a range of health and social care professionals within two hours. This includes access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, medication
prescribing and reviews, and help with staying well-fed and hydrated.
The Authority did not have sufficient time to undertake a comprehensive competitive procurement process, including the consequential off‑boarding of the incumbent provider and onboarding of an alternative provider, should the incumbent not have been successful.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Nov 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 12:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076832- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e843Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published25 Nov 2025, 12:16 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet Health CICVCSE | £307,452 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Thanet Health CICVCSE
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2025
- Value
- £307,452
- Period
- 27 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thanet Health CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender