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CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

Kent County Council · Local authority

In brief

Kent County Council awarded education work to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) on 22 December 2025.

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What the notice says

The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting. The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support. The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at: Windchimes (Herne Bay) Fairlawn (Ashford) Bluebells (Maidstone) Treetops (Dartford) Sunrise (Southborough).

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT)£252,699
Awarded 22 December 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 085440-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 002262-2026

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From notice 085440-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 December 2025, last updated 12 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.