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Published 10 Mar 2026, 11:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SN260664 - Point of Care Testing External Quality Assurance Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£129,000≈ £65k / year · £154,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 6 Apr 2028 · starts 7 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful provider will be expected to deliver a robust external quality assurance scheme for Point of Care testing equipment used in the delivery of NHS Health Checks that includes assisting health check advisors with testing equipment for accuracy; logging results and sharing them with the Council; as well as supporting advisors with managing a failed test.

The scheme must meet the following requirements:

•Provision of monthly blood samples for the quality assurance of all CardioChek PA blood analysers used in the NHS Health Check programme.

•A web-based system for recording of test results with ongoing technical support.

•Accurate and timely monthly reports on testing, including returns rates, test results and details of poor performance. Full details of data submission to be agreed during mobilisation.

•Software for providers of the NHS Health Checks programme, allowing multiple user access for uploading and viewing of results.

•Provision of initial training to support implementation and ongoing training for new starters, either via eLearning, face to face and/or virtual delivery.

•Flexibility to incorporate alternative POCT devices into the scheme if required and as agreed through further conversation with the Council.

•Reporting to the Council on results of tests including immediate notification of failed results.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/ ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/S7F2623B68 ↗

If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email [email protected].

CPV: Community health services · Company health services · Health and first-aid training services · Health and social work services · Health services · Health training services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price: lowest price
  • Quality: minimum quality

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
Closed
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
10 Mar 2026, 11:20 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2026, 12:11 GMT
Authority reference
SN260664
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021249
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesCompany health servicesHealth and first-aid training servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesHealth training servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066620 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Mar 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published232 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 11:20 GMT
  2. Latest notice published226 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 12:11 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by225 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline218 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts205 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Mar 2026, 11:20 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 12:11 GMT
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Original notice did not have response information, link now added for suppliers to access opportunity.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender