Notice Information
Notice Title
KCHFT All Age Continuing Care (AACC)
Notice Description
Delivery of an All Age Continuing Care (AACC) service in NHS Kent and Medway, which comprises: Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC), Children and Young People's Continuing Care (CYPCC) and NHS funded section 2b Neuro rehabilitation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
KCHFT All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Urgent award in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the PSR Regulations The proposed contract award period is for 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2028
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, due to extreme urgency arising from unforeseeable circumstances not attributable to the contracting authority. The situation necessitated the immediate continuation of critical services, and the time limits for a compliant competitive procurement procedure, including accelerated routes, could not be met. The scope and duration of the contract have been strictly limited to what is necessary to address the urgent requirement and ensure continuity of service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06994e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044636-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £6,312,306 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Apr 20261 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
- NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6NB
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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