---
title: "CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-12"
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# CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4

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## Summary

Kent County Council has awarded a contract for the "Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks" to the KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. This procurement falls under the services category and the location is identified as UKJ45, covering multiple short break units across Kent. The contract period begins on 1st February 2026 and ends on 31st January 2029. The total contract value is £252,699, and it has been processed using the direct award procurement method, under a light-touch regime. The contract aims to provide specialist training for staff supporting children and young people with disabilities at short break units located in Herne Bay, Ashford, Maidstone, Dartford, and Southborough. 

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations experienced in medical education services, particularly those specialising in support services for children with complex health needs. Large-scale organisations with expertise in delivering specialist training in a health or educational setting could greatly benefit from similar opportunities, enabling business growth within the healthcare and education sectors. The contract focuses on providing necessary training and improving the quality of care, supporting a niche market of health education, thus aligning with providers who offer tailored training services. Successful bidders could leverage this contract as a testament to their capabilities in enhancing community health and educational services.

## Notice

The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting. The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support. The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at: Windchimes (Herne Bay) Fairlawn (Ashford) Bluebells (Maidstone) Treetops (Dartford) Sunrise (Southborough).

### Procurement Information

Schedule 5 paragraph 6 - the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract - (a) due to the absence of competitions for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to these goods, services or works.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002262-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £252,699 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80320000 - Medical education services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2026 at 13:05 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002262-2026
- 22 Dec 2025 at 14:20 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085440-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002262-2026
  12th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085440-2025
  22nd December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/
- https://www.kent.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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