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GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

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23 Oct 2026 at 17:26

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is procuring a GP-led urgent treatment centre service in Kent and Medway. The provider is to deliver a fully integrated service combining minor illness and minor injury treatment. The contract description also allows diagnostics and/or other urgent treatment centre services in limited cases. This is healthcare service delivery rather than a supply of equipment or construction project. The work supports continuity of urgent and emergency care while the ICB progresses a clinically led review and develops its future urgent treatment centre and neighbourhood health model. The contracting information identifies the delivery region as Kent, but does not identify a specific centre or town for service delivery.

The procurement is at intention-to-award stage under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; it is not yet formally awarded, despite the release containing an active award entry. NHS Kent and Medway ICB intends to select Herne Bay Health Care Ltd. The proposed contract is valued at £2,201,000, and was signed on 22 October 2026 according to the contract entry. The service is described as running for one year, ending 30 November 2027, with a six-month break clause and an option to extend by a further 12 months. The route is a PSR Direct Award C, without prior publication of a competition. The stated assessment basis is whether the existing provider is meeting the original contract and is likely to meet the proposed one to a sufficient standard; this is weighted at 100%.

For healthcare providers considering similar urgent care work for this ICB, the requirement demonstrates demand for an integrated, GP-led service that can manage both minor illness and minor injury. A credible provider would need the clinical workforce, operating arrangements and service integration to deliver these pathways together, and to maintain continuity while the commissioner reviews its wider urgent and emergency care model. The selected provider’s existing service performance was central to the stated assessment, so evidence of reliable delivery against the current contract would be important alongside the ability to meet the proposed service standard. Limited diagnostic or other urgent treatment centre services may also form part of the requirement. The arrangement is a focused local healthcare service rather than a broad health system contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre

Notice Description

GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre PSR Direct Award C

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provider will deliver a fully integrated service, delivering a unified minor illness and minor injury service. The proposed contracts would run for 1 year, ending on 30 November 2027, with a 6 month break clause, and an option to extend for a further 12 months, providing continuity while the ICB progresses the wider clinically led review of urgent and emergency care and develops the future UTC and neighbourhood health model.

Options: Diagnostics and/or other UTC services in limited cases

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 2nd November 2026. 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-078f9a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100752-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

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
£2,201,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days 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
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
High Street
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Herne Bay Health Care Limited

Further Information

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