Buyer Name: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Buyer Address: Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, UKJ44, CT1 3NG, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Senior Category Manager - Corporate Services
Contact Email: ekh-tr-procurement@nhs.net
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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Lot Description: 2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the contracting Authority, is intending to award a contract for the provision of elective care services under Regulation 9 (Direct Award Process C) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.<br/><br/>The provision of elective care services include:<br/><br/>i) urology cystoscopy with in-house support;<br/>ii) urology lower urinary tract symptoms outpatient appointments with cystoscopy procedures; and<br/>iii) gynaecology hysteroscopy procedures with histology support.<br/><br/>The proposed contract shall commence from 8th July 2025 for a period of up to nine months, to 31st March 2026.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
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