Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Kent County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

3a5305ef-8dc2-48cc-a740-babcf5567069-809927

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85121100

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,\\r\r \\r\r and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal\\r\r \\r\r implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county.\\r\r \\r\r The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold\\r\r \\r\r valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or\\r\r \\r\r by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the\\r\r \\r\r ability to:\\r\r \\r\r - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway.\\r\r \\r\r - have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.\\r\r \\r\r - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care\\r\r \\r\r managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest\\r\r \\r\r standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

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1. Tender notice observed

   28 Nov 2023

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   84e506e4-999e-491f-8a9a-9745c73c6fd1-702173

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   10 Dec 2024

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   Record references

   Release reference

   60014085-1475-448e-af52-d9458c0c42b3-809427

   Published tags

   award

3. Award notice observed

   11 Dec 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Release reference

   3a5305ef-8dc2-48cc-a740-babcf5567069-809927

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS

  Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Amherst Medical Practice

  End date in notice

  30 Nov 2024

  Value shown in notice

  £900,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 2 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-5b35644a-0189-4f05-b851-a62fbe13540c-1

• Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS

  Buyer: Kent County Council

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