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CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

Kent County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 07:18.

Opportunity overview

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).

Awarded to

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Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CN250453
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-NHS-RYY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
RYY

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVC-1716-LBDJ

Address

Street Address
Trinity House, 110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington
Locality
Ashford
Postal Code
TN25 4AZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
22 Dec 2025, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80320000
Description
Medical education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
252,699
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RYY
Name
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
002262-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Jan 2026, 13:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4-2025-12-22T14:20:14ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 002262-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·