Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street
Maidstone
ME156NB
UK
Contact person: Bob Murray
Telephone: +44 7736635334
E-mail: bob.murray4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-kent-and-medway-icb/
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
Continuing Healthcare Activity Support
Reference number: C381176
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141220
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
to provide services for the review of continuing healthcare packages and fast track reviews
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
464 965.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Kent & Medway
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of remote and face to face reviews of overdue CHC care packages and Fast Track Reviews
This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of PSR at a value of circa £464,965
This is a new service to be provided by a new supplier
The contract will run from 15th October 2025 to 14th October 2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The award criteria and respective weightings are set out in the tender documentation
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
6 month optional extension
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
Run as a further competition via an accredited framework for All Age Continuing Care for healthcare services.
Countess of Chester, FTS Notice Ref 2023/S 000-027596
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C381176
Title: Continuing Healthcare Activity Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UB Healthcare
13950973
Office 7, 16 Highlands Road
Solihull
B90 4ND
UK
NUTS: UKG32
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:
: 464 965.00
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. 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 the relevant authority by midnight on 14th October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.'
Written representations should be sent to bob.murray4@nhs.net
The award decision-makers were:
Nick Rogers - NHS K&M ICB Business Manager AACC
Elizabeth Hall - NHS K&M ICB - Clinical lead AACC
Delyth Richardson - NHS C&P ICB Head of Contracts
Karen Jackson -KCC Team Manager ASCH;
No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest were declared
The key themes have been included within the specification and criteria laid out in the tender documents, being:
Quality and Innovation
Value
Integragtion, Collabortaion and Sustainability
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilittaing choice
Social Value
Quality was weighted at 60% and Value (cost) at 40%
include a statement explaining the relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria.
A breakdown of all scores and justifications has been shared with all bidders
The successful bidder was awarded on the basis of submitting the most advantageous tender in accordance with the scoring methodology.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHSE
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2025