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title: "PLAN Accreditation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# PLAN Accreditation

Buyer: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c0

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## Summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust procured services to use the PLAN platform to meet compliance and accreditation requirements. The requirement is classified as medical software development services and concerns the use of a specialist platform rather than general software development. The buying organisation is the NHS mental health trust based in Maidstone. Delivery covered Kent and Medway in the United Kingdom. The procurement was for one requirement and was intended to support the Trust’s accreditation and compliance activity through PLAN. This is relevant to suppliers providing healthcare software, accreditation platforms, clinical governance technology, compliance systems or associated implementation and support services for NHS organisations and mental health providers.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to the Royal College of Psychiatry. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust used a direct award procedure below the applicable threshold and without competition. The contract was awarded on 7 August 2026 and signed on the same date. It runs from 10 August 2026 to 7 August 2029. The awarded contract value is £10,845 including tax. The award is active and covers the single PLAN Accreditation requirement. The published outcome identifies the supplier and confirms that the procurement used a non-competitive below-threshold route. The available evaluation information is therefore reflected in the direct-award approach rather than a competitive assessment of multiple bids.

This procurement shows a defined requirement for specialist accreditation and compliance capability within an NHS mental health setting. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need demonstrable expertise in the PLAN platform or an equivalent healthcare accreditation system, including implementation, configuration, user support and maintenance where required. Credibility would also depend on understanding NHS governance, clinical quality standards, evidence management and the operational needs of mental health services. Experience working with NHS trusts or professional medical bodies would strengthen a future proposition, as would the ability to provide reliable software services across Kent and Medway. The selected supplier is a large professional medical organisation, indicating that sector authority and specialist accreditation knowledge matter alongside technical delivery capability.

## Notice

Utilising the PLAN platform to satisfy compliance and accreditation requirements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077314-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 7 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,845 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME16 9PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Barming Heath & Teston |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Royal College of Psychiatry |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212180 - Medical software development services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 14:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077314-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077314-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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