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GCloud 14 Block - Clinical Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for General Practices

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board procured clinical virtual desktop infrastructure for general practices across Kent and Medway. The requirement is a software-related service providing virtual desktop infrastructure for clinical use in GP settings, delivered remotely across the area. The buyer is the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, based in Maidstone. The service was procured through the GCloud 14 framework and concerns the provision and operation of the clinical virtual desktop environment rather than general-purpose software supply. This is relevant to technology providers that deliver secure, remotely managed desktop infrastructure for primary care organisations, particularly where services must support distributed general practices across a health system.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a limited procedure using the GCloud 14 framework, without prior publication of a competition notice. The stated rationale was that the supplier was listed on the framework and there was no competition on it. Price was the only award criterion, and one bid was recorded. Block Solutions Limited received the award. Two active contract records are reported separately: one is worth £53,400 and one is worth £106,800, both signed on 2 December 2025. The latter has a 720-day contract period and incorporates a previously available extension option, taking the total term to two years. The procurement lot itself is recorded as cancelled, while the awards and contracts are active.

This procurement indicates demand from an NHS integrated care board for a specialist clinical virtual desktop service supporting general practices across a geographically distributed area. A credible competitor would need to provide remotely delivered desktop infrastructure suitable for clinical primary-care environments, with the operational capability to support multiple practices across Kent and Medway. Experience of delivering managed virtual desktop or related software services to healthcare or other distributed organisations would help demonstrate practical suitability. Suppliers should also be able to work through the relevant public-sector framework route and meet its supplier-listing requirements. The recorded evaluation placed all weight on price, so a competitive offer would need clear, disciplined pricing alongside evidence that the service can be delivered reliably at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GCloud 14 Block - Clinical Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for General Practices

Notice Description

GCloud 14 call off contract Provision of Clinical Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for General Practices

Lot Information

Lot 1

Utilised G cloud 14 framework, to carry out a search and procure Clinical Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for General Practices

Options: as per gcloud framework call off contract extension clause can be extended by the Buyer for one period of up to 12 months, by giving the Supplier 1 month's written notice before its expiry. The extension period is subject to clauses 1.3 and1.4 in Part B below.

Procurement Information

Gcloud 14 framework was used to complete procurement search and supplier was listed as a supplier. Absence of competition on the framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed70
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087750-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,200 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 6NB
Postcode Area
Rochester
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
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
High Street
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BLOCK SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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