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title: "Kent Community Equipment Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056b13"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-01"
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# Kent Community Equipment Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056b13

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Kent Community Equipment Services" contract was conducted by Kent County Council, a regional authority based in Maidstone, United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category and involves the delivery of community equipment services within Kent. The procurement method was a direct award from the established Framework Y24008 Lot 1, under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded on 31st July 2025 and is valued at £100,000,000. The procurement stage is complete, with the status marked as "active," and it ensures the continuity of statutory services delivery.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care services, particularly those capable of supplying equipment within set timescales. Large-scale enterprises like Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd., the awarded supplier, stand to benefit from such opportunities. Companies specializing in community equipment or similar services will find a competitive edge in participating in this framework. The direct award process focuses on quality criteria, ensuring that participating businesses meet the high standards required for such statutory service contracts.

## Notice

A health and social care community equipment service for the people who reside within Kent. This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1 ('the Framework'). This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A health and social care community equipment service for the people who reside within Kent. This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1. Notwithstanding that this Contract Notice states that Quality Criteria was the basis for the direct award to the Supplier, the Contract Authority has satisfied itself that the objective conditions for a direct award of a contract set out in Framework Y24008 Lot 1 have been met. The Contracting Authority has set out in the Quality Criteria the direct award conditions that it intends to rely upon. This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.

### Procurement Information

This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1, established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Notwithstanding that this Contract Notice states that Quality Criteria was the basis for the direct award to the Supplier, the Contract Authority has satisfied itself that the objective conditions for a direct award of a contract set out in Framework Y24008 Lot 1 have been met. The Contracting Authority has set out in the Quality Criteria the direct award conditions that it intends to rely upon. This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045114-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2025 at 10:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045114-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

## Provenance

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