AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has published a contract details notice for payment to GP services supporting a former ICB team that transferred to the trust in May 2026. The named supplier is Highparks Medical Practice.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for Highparks Medical Practice. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and runs to 31 May 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold direct award without competition, with a stated gross contract value of £13,340.40.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Highparks Medical Practice
97% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £13,340.40 gross (£11,117 net); no separate award or lot value published GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Highparks Medical Practice as its supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states gross value £13,340.40 and net value £11,117.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description both state "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 21 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£13,340.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 13340.4 GBP.
Contract value, net
99% confidence£11,117
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Contract 1 value.amount is 11117 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-21.
Contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 May 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidencePayment to GP services supporting a former ICB team that transferred to KCHFT in May 2026
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Published description states: "For payment to GP services that support former ICB team who TUPEd across to KCHFT May 2026."
Invoicing period stated in notice
95% confidenceMay 2026 to May 2027
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Published description states that services will be invoiced during May 2026 to May 2027.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 66171000 — Financial consultancy services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 66171000 with description "Financial consultancy services".
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKK
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Award item delivery address region is UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Lots
98% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender lists one lot, ID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 31 May 2027
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Contract 1 period starts 2026-09-21 and ends 2027-05-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceA direct, below-threshold award without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £13,340.40 gross value applies to contract 1 linked to award 1; no individual lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 provides gross and net values, while award and lot value fields are blank.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification context
99% confidenceThe supplier identity workflow is marked not applicable; no Companies House-verified legal company name is supplied.
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Supplier record has supplier_identity_status "not_applicable" and no verified company name or number.
Unpublished award details
99% confidenceNo separate award date, award value, lot title, lot description, lot value, bid count or evaluation information is supplied.
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Award date and value are null; lot title, description and value are null; no competition or evaluation results are included.
Scope/classification precision
94% confidenceThe narrative refers to GP services, while the listed CPV is financial consultancy services; the notice does not explain this classification choice.
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Tender description refers to payment to GP services; award item classification is CPV 66171000, Financial consultancy services.
Date alignment
96% confidenceThe notice’s stated invoicing period begins before the signed/start date; the source does not explain the difference.
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Description states invoicing during May 2026 to May 2027, while contract signature and start are 21 September 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No Companies House-verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Highparks Medical Practice; the identity workflow is marked not applicable.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation details, award rationale, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, lot title, detailed specification, and extension or renewal terms.
- The source describes GP services but assigns CPV 66171000 (Financial consultancy services), without explaining the classification.
- The stated May 2026 to May 2027 invoicing period predates the 21 September 2026 contract signature and start date; the source does not resolve this timing difference.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustHighparks Medical PracticeGP servicesdirect awardbelow threshold contractformer ICB team
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the contract?
Highparks Medical Practice is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £13,340.40 gross and £11,117 net.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 May 2027.
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