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Contract for the Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Services

KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:50.

Opportunity overview

Speech and Language Therapy for children in mainstream and special schools in East Sussex. Under the PSR Direct Award C "incumbent provider" this is necessary to direct award a short term contract to ensure continuity of care and provision to vulnerable children whilst substantive recruitment continues.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Pioneering Children's Services Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£28k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Mar 2025
Award ID
009980-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07760147
Location
Crowborough, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • Speech and Language Therapy for children in mainstream and special schools in East Sussex. Under the PSR Direct Award C "incumbent provider" this is necessary to direct award a short term contract to ensure continuity of care and provision to vulnerable children whilst substantive recruitment continues.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1562/20/C
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR This award is lawful under PSR Direct award Process 1C - award to incumbent provider who has demonstrated that they are satisfying the existing contract and likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Speech and Language Therapy for children in mainstream and special schools in East Sussex. Under the PSR Direct Award C "incumbent provider" this is necessary to direct award a short term contract to ensure continuity of care and provision to vulnerable children whilst substantive recruitment continues.

Options

Description
There is an option to extend this contract by a further period until the end of Term 1 2025/26 where necessary in order to ensure continuity of care for a vulnerable cohort of children whilst active substantive recruitment continues.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Availability and Qualifications
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-141065
Name
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Locality
Ashford
Postal Code
TN254AZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trinity House, 110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Carly Capon
Telephone
+44 1474649545
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07760147
Name
Pioneering Children's Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Crowborough
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
07760147
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Pioneering Children's Services Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-106758
Name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Ashford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
009980-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07760147
Name
Pioneering Children's Services Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009980-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
009980-2025-1
Date Signed
14 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
28,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ashford · UKJ45 · TN254AZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eea2-2025-04-10T16:13:47+01:00compiled ·