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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Kent County Council
Authority ID:: AA20084
Publication date:: 05 February 2026
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 16 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The procurement conducted is a Direct Award C.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Contact person: Matthew Wellard

Telephone: +44 3000416375

E-mail: matthew.wellard@kent.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.kent.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

CN250184 School Health

Reference number: CN250184

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85323000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 21 898 681.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ4

Main site or place of performance:

Kent

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Direct Award C covers the procurement of the School Health Service. The key objectives of the School Health service are to:

oImprove health and reduce health inequalities through the delivery of targeted and progressive element of the Healthy Child programme 5 -19.

odelivering interventions which improve health and wellbeing of children and families.

oImprove health and wellbeing of children and their families.

oProvide a responsive service that meets user needs.

oIndividual health and wellbeing interventions and support to address identified public health needs of children and young people, enabling them to stay healthy and support them to learn.

oIdentifying children’s needs, signposting to appropriate services, and providing health promotion messages and targeted evidence-based interventions. This plays a vital part in the reduction of child health inequalities through a holistic approach to identifying and addressing the health needs of children.

Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and none were declared. The evaluation panel independently reviewed the information provided against each of the 5 Key Criteria. The planned evaluation panel consisted of Billie Hamilton-Moss (Specialist), Chloe Nelson (Senior Commissioner) and Wendy Jeffreys (Public Health Consultant). Matthew Wellard (Commercial and Procurement Manager) moderated the process. Dr Anjan Ghosh approved the intent to award. In assessment of a considerable change, it was established that the contracts are not materially different in nature, nor will there be an increase in contract value of more than 25% and £500k of the original contract values. This process robustly assessed the contract performance and future contract performance across ALL of the 5 key criteria, namely: •Quality and innovation (30%) •Value (30%) •Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (15%) •Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice (15%) •Social value (10%)

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Explanation

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: CN250184

Title: School Health

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

03/02/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

N/A

Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton

Ashford

TN25 4AZ

NUTS: UKJ4

The contractor is an SME: No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 21 898 681.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1011744404 GO Reference: GO-202624-PRO-34524823

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body