Published date: 9 October 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 November 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£900,000

Procurement reference

BIP984386181

Published date

9 October 2025

Closing date

30 November 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 December 2025

Contract end date

2 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a contract notice being issued as part of a Direct Award B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Kent County Council is procuring the fitting, monitoring, checking and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal implants [SDIs] collectively known as long acting reversible contraception (LARC).1 The Service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC) for the procedures undertaken, or potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the ability to: - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) as part of a primary care pathway. - have appropriate treatment rooms for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/??notice-title??/H34Q8655UZ
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/H34Q8655UZ
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More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Address

Sessions House
Kent
ME14 1XQ
UK

Telephone

+443000413490

Email

nicola.foster@kent.gov.uk