Scope
Reference
CN250453
Description
The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting. It is part of a wider suite of services within the Kent's Children's Specialist Nursing Services.
The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support.
The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at:
Windchimes (Herne Bay)
Fairlawn (Ashford)
Bluebells (Maidstone)
Treetops (Dartford)
Sunrise (Southborough).
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £252,699 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80320000 - Medical education services
Contract locations
- UKJ4 - Kent
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Light touch
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Schedule 5 paragraph 6 - the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract -
(a) due to the absence of competitions for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to these goods, services or works.
Supplier
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RYY
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVC-1716-LBDJ
Trinity House, 110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington
Ashford
TN25 4AZ
United Kingdom
Email: kentchft.procurementnotices@nhs.net
Website: http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/
Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Kent County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDL-8938-YGYW
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
Email: cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk
Website: https://www.kent.gov.uk/
Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government