Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
91Q
2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street
Maidstone
ME156NB
UK
Contact person: Amber Dudley
E-mail: amber.dudley5@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kentandmedway.icb.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
Acute Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Acute Hospital Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
791 892 598.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider'
/ 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 works, supplies or 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.
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
11/07/2025
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
East Kent Hospital Foundation Trust
RVV
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Kent and Canterbury Hospital Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 791 892 598.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Kent and Medway ICB
Maidstone
UK
E-mail: Kmicb.contracts@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2025