Awarded contract

Provision of Public Health Services

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£76,666
Topic
Community health services
Published
25 September 2026

Tender description

Sub-Contracts awarded to pharmacies in KENT for the provision of Public Health services including chlamydia treatment; a dispensing service for EOC, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) treatments and oral contraception. Lot 1: Sub-Contracts awarded to pharmacies in KENT for the provision of Public Health services including chlamydia treatment; a dispensing service for EOC, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) treatments and oral contraception. The Authority has identified 62 participating community pharmacies that satisfy the requirements for service delivery. Patients retain the ability to choose amongst participating providers and the Authority does not restrict the number of providers eligible to deliver the service. Accordingly, the Authority considers that Direct Award Process B is the appropriate provider selection process. The estimated lifetime value for all these contracts combined is £76,666.82 Initial period 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2028 with an option to extend by a further 28 months (end: 31st July 2030)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date3 September 2026
  2. Completed: Award published25 September 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust delivers community health services across Kent and Medway, procuring as an NHS trust with its own commercial function. Tender opportunities are advertised on the Procontract portal, Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Contracts for health services can be awarded through the Provider Selection Regime as well as competitive tender. The Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025, now governs its procurements. Community services are delivered through a partnership the trust leads with HCRG Care Group and Medway Community Healthcare.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in software and information systems, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85323000 · Community health services

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