Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the Provision of a Pathology Service
Notice Description
A Sexual Health Pathology Service supporting KCHFT to deliver Sexual Health Services in East Kent, Medway, East Sussex and HM Prisons in Kent and Medway
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Supplier has been providing these services under contract to KCHFT which pre-dates current PSR legislation and within the contract there is provision to extend for 12 months. KCHFT intends to use this option to extend for a period of 12 months in order to scope the trust's requirement for pathology with a view to undertaking a competitive tender process during this time.
Options: The Supplier has been providing these services under contract to KCHFT which pre-dates current PSR legislation and within the contract there is provision to extend for 12 months. KCHFT intends to use this option to extend for a period of 12 months in order to scope the trust's requirement for pathology with a view to undertaking a competitive tender process during this time.
Procurement 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31 March 2025. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR where an option to extend already exists in the contract and where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and likely to satisfy the proposed contract extension to a sufficient standard, and where the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eecb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014382-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,804,531 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- kiera nolan
- Contact Email
- kcht.contracts@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1474649230
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHFORD
- Postcode
- TN25 4AZ
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Ashford
- Electoral Ward
- Goat Lees
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Notice URLs
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