Contract

Acute Services

  • NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041813

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05635f

Published 22 July 2025, 8:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street

Maidstone

ME156NB

Contact

Amber Dudley

Email

amber.dudley5@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ45 - Mid Kent

NHS Organisation Data Service

91Q

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Acute Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Acute Hospital Services

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £321,854

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Acute services are to be provided;

An award has been made following direct award process A.

This is an existing service and this is an existing provider.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider' / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Explanation:

This is a main Acute hospital contract, there are no other suitable providers that can undertake this contract.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Darent Valley Hospital Darenth Wood Road

Dartford, Kent

DA2 8DA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
NHS Organisation Data Service

RN7

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £321,854


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

The decision to award has been made at the Executive Management Committee including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer and Chief Delivery Officer.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Kent and Medway ICB

Maidstone

Email

Kmicb.contracts@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom