Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4
- Published by:
- Kent County Council
- Authority ID:
- AA20084
- Publication date:
- 23 December 2025
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK5
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
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).
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
CN250453
Procurement 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).
Contracting authority
Kent County Council
Identification register:
Address 1: County Hall
Town/City: Maidstone
Postcode: ME14 1XQ
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.kent.gov.uk/
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDL-8938-YGYW
NUTS code: UKJ45
Email: cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Supplier
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Description of how these justifications apply
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.
Direct award justification
Single suppliers technical reasons
Is this procurement under a special regime?
Light touch
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1 Status: Complete Contract
1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
26 January 2026, 23:59PM Value
252699 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 80320000 - Medical education services
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
01 February 2026, 00:00AM to 31 January 2029, 23:59PM
Documents
Document type
Conflict of interest
Description
Not published
Coding
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| 80320000 |
Medical education services |
Higher education services |
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