Notice Information
Notice Title
Outsourced Physiotherapy Services for HM Prisons
Notice Description
Outsourced provision to deliver physiotherapy and first contract practitioner sessions in prison settings within Kent.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This provision is to provide physiotherapy and first contact practitioner services/sessions within prisons in Kent. The authority is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS1,050,000.00., This contract delivery is expected to commence from 01/05/2025, and inclusive of all possible extension opportunities is expected to expire no later than 31/04/2025.
Options: This contract shall have an initial term of 2 years followed by three optional extensions of 1 year (2+1+1+1) with the total term not to exceed 5 years.
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 the relevant authority by 26/04/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0502d2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007428-2026
- 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
85142100 - Physiotherapy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,050,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Apr 202510 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
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- connor.hubbard@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Ashford
- Electoral Ward
- Goat Lees
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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