Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
Contact person: Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services
E-mail: ekh-tr-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Elective Care Services
Reference number: C371102
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
16 848.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
Main site or place of performance:
Faversham, Kent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.<br/><br/>The provision of elective care services include gynaecology pessary procedures.<br/><br/>The proposed contract shall commence from 8th July 2025 for a period of up to nine months, to 31st March 2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
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
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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Any written representations by providers must be made to the Contracting Authority by midnight on 7th July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Faversham Medical Practice
The Faversham Health Centre Bank Street
Faversham
ME13 8QR
UK
Telephone: +44 1795905577
NUTS: UKJ44
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 16 848.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Any written representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th July 2025.<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Any written representations by providers must be made to ekh-tr-procurement@nhs.net, for the attention of the Senior Category Manager - Corporate services (C371102).<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority:<br/><br/>a) is satisfied that the considerable change threshold has not been met;<br/>b) is satisfied that the existing provider is satisfying its existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, including the Key Criteria set out in Regulation 5 of the PSR; and<br/>c) prioritised quality and innovation and value as the key criteria for its decision making, recognising their critical role in ensuring patient satisfaction and seamless healthcare delivery.<br/><br/>This decision has been made as per the Contracting Authority's governance processes. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of the individuals making the decision were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/06/2025