KMMH, KCHFT, DGT - Freedom To Speak Up Services
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust awarded consultancy and care work to The Guardian Service Ltd on 20 May 2026.
The notice gives a value of £1,430,000 excluding VAT.
It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (the "Contracting Authorities") are each awarding a contract for the provision of Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Services. The FTSU Services will provide staff across the participating Contracting Authorities with a confidential, impartial, and accessible mechanism for raising concerns relating to workplace issues. These may include (though are not limited to) matters of patient care and safety, bullying, harassment, discrimination, unfair treatment, and other concerns regarding conduct, safety, culture, or working practices. The Services will support the Contracting…Read the full description
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust 9 June 2026 to 30 June 2029 What this lot coversKent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust invites tenders for the provision of Freedom to Speak Up services, providing its staff with a confidential, impartial, and accessible mechanism for raising concerns relating to workplace issues, behaviour, service quality, safety and/or organisational culture The Contracting Authority is a large Mental Health NHS Trust, providing a full range of adult mental health and learning disability services to our local population of 1.8 million people across Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. The Contracting Authority will award one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification. | Social and domiciliary care, Management consultancy, Recruitment and staffing | £463,000 |
| Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029 What this lot coversKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust invites tenders for the provision of Freedom to Speak Up services, providing its staff with a confidential, impartial, and accessible mechanism for raising concerns relating to workplace issues, behaviour, service quality, safety and/or organisational culture The Contracting Authority is one of the largest NHS community health providers in England, serving a population of about 3.6million across Kent, East Sussex and parts of London. The trust has over 70 clinical services, and has achieved the highly coveted ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating. The Trust provides wide-ranging NHS care for people in the community, in a range of settings including people’s own homes, nursing homes, health clinics, community hospitals, schools, urgent treatment centres and mobile units. The Contracting Authority will award one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification. | Social and domiciliary care, Management consultancy, Recruitment and staffing | £500,000 |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 5 August 2026 to 30 June 2029 What this lot coversDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust invites tenders for the provision of Freedom to Speak Up services, providing its staff with a confidential, impartial, and accessible mechanism for raising concerns relating to workplace issues, behaviour, service quality, safety and/or organisational culture The Contracting Authority is one of the largest hospital trusts in North Kent, with services at four sites serving a local population of over 500,000 people. The Trust’s vision is to be an outstanding hospital Trust providing the best possible care for patients that is safe, well-coordinated, in the right place and designed around the patient’s needs. The Contracting Authority will award one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification. | Social and domiciliary care, Management consultancy, Recruitment and staffing | £467,000 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian Service Ltd (SME) 2 bids received | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust | £504,750 | Awarded 20 May 2026 |
| The Guardian Service Ltd (SME) 2 bids received | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | £504,750 | Awarded 20 May 2026 |
| The Guardian Service Ltd (SME) 2 bids received | Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | £504,750 | Awarded 20 May 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 011191-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 046854-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
14Awards
13Suppliers it has used most for consultancy
- The Guardian Service Ltd1 contract
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From notice 011191-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 February 2026, last updated 21 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.