AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent Fire and Rescue Service awarded Canterbury Christ Church University a direct, below-threshold contract to provide a three-year BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation degree for a health and wellbeing team member, aligned to the BASRaT professional framework.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, was signed on 14 September 2026, and runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Market significanceThis is a £35,244 gross single-supplier education and specialist training procurement conducted without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Canterbury Christ Church University
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £35,244 gross contract value GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Canterbury Christ Church University as its supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has an amountGross of GBP 35,244.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; the process display status is “awarded”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£35,244 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 35244, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole named supplier.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 has one supplier, Canterbury Christ Church University.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
Contract commencement
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract expiry
99% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract 1 endDate is 2029-07-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation degree for a member of the buyer’s health and wellbeing team
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Tender description states that the supplier will provide a member of the health and wellbeing team with the degree.
Professional alignment
99% confidenceAligned with the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) professional framework
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Tender description explicitly states BASRaT alignment.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Classification
99% confidenceEducation and training services; training services; specialist training services
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Award item lists CPV 80000000, 80500000 and 80510000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
98% confidenceThe notice states the procurement was without competition; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.
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Published procedure detail says “without competition”; no bid count or evaluation results are present.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Published duration
98% confidenceApproximately 2 years, 9 months and 17 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 14 October 2026 and 31 July 2029.
Stated educational duration
99% confidenceThree-year degree
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Tender description refers to a “three-year BSc (Hons)” degree.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Procurement route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition for a specialist degree requirement.
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Tender procedure is direct and described as “Below threshold - without competition”; scope concerns a BASRaT-aligned degree.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe record shows one award, one supplier and one contract, with a published gross value of £35,244.
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One award and one contract are supplied; award 1 has one named supplier; contract value is GBP 35,244 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract and award linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, and award 1 names one supplier and one related lot.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross value published; net value and price breakdown not supplied.
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Contract contains amountGross only.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated direct, without-competition route.
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No bidder count, tender submissions, scoring or award rationale is included.
Duration wording
99% confidenceThe description calls the degree three-year, while the explicit contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029; the notice does not explain the difference.
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Tender description says “three-year”; contract dates are 2026-10-14 to 2029-07-31.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Lot 1 title, description and individual lot value are not published.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
- No net value, pricing breakdown, extension option or renewal terms are supplied.
- The stated three-year degree duration does not exactly match the published contract dates, and no explanation is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceCanterbury Christ Church UniversityBASRaTSports Therapy and Rehabilitation degreeeducation and training servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the contract?
Canterbury Christ Church University received award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £35,244.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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