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The Trust sought a suitably experienced provider of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to seamlessly provide 24/7/365 RMO cover (on a rotational fixed shift basis) across its three acute hospital sites: 1) Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, CT1 3NG 2) William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, TN24 0LZ 3) Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, CT9 4AN The Trust expects: - the RMOs provided to be an integral part of the team responsible for the provision of safe practice to patients on a routine and emergency basis - the provider to meet all statutory regulations, and all other reasonable standards, applicable to the provision of RMOs to the NHS, including the provision of standby RMOs. RMOs will be required in accordance with the needs of the Trust, as amended from time to time during the Contract term.

2gether Support Solutions Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary company of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. We are issuing this notice in connection with a contract award made to a suitably experienced provider of preventative and reactive 24/7/365 adverse weather gritting and snow clearance service across East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust's main hospital sites (located in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Margate) to ensure that they are accessible, open and safe at all times.

2gether Support Solutions (herein referred to as "we") was formed in April 2018 as a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Using G-Cloud 12 Digital Marketplace, we have awarded a contract to a suitably experienced provider of an end-to-end back-office process that offers a digital parking permit system; a parking enforcement system which is linked to the parking permit system on a real-time basis and supported by mobile Automatic Number Plate Recognition; and a parking fines and penalty charge notice ('PCNs') payment, and appeals, management system.

Following the re-opening of competition under lot 5h: Regional managed services - Southeast of the Crown Commercial Services national framework agreement for the provision of language services, reference RM6141, the Trust has entered a contract with a service provider to deliver communication support to the Trust's staff requiring help in supplying health services to service users who speak or read languages other than English and/or who need to communication in English in non-spoken ways. The provision of such interpreting and translation services also covers the broader information and communication needs of service users with hearing or vision disabilities.

East Kent Hospitals publish this award of contract notice for the provision of PACS Programme Management Services between Keystream Ltd. and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The award is made upon direct call off of G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement (RM1557.12).

Using G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement (RM1557.12), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to a suitably experienced provider of an e-recruitment / candidate management software / applicant tracking system.

Using G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement (RM1557.12), 2gether Support Solutions Ltd. has awarded a contract to a suitably experienced provider of an e-recruitment / candidate management software / applicant tracking system.

2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.

2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, 2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority is looking to direct award a contract for the provision of a leadership development programme for delivery to the Contracting Authority's employed Nurses, Midwives and AHPs (Agenda for Change bands 7 and 8a), across six cohorts (three cohorts per banding) between December 2025 to July 2026. All workshops are to be delivered with two facilitators per session, with the programme structured into multiple modules, include one module which incorporates three professional actors for experiential learning.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, 2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is looking to direct award a contract for testing of medical gases, namely the monitoring of the workplace environment to test the presence / exposure of specific gases across multiple departments to satisfy the requirements of regulation 10 of the control of substances Hazardous to health 2002 regulations (COSHH); annual testing and validation of the ventilation systems as per the NHS England guidance; and audits in response to the IHEEM requirement under section 9.6. and 8.12.

Following recommendations from "Reading the Signals: Maternity and Neonatal Services in East Kent" (October 2022), the Contracting Authority has engaged an independent specialist to facilitate a trauma‑informed, consent‑based restorative programme. Restorative Now Ltd. will co‑design approaches with senior EKHUFT maternity staff and families who consented to participate, centring women's voices and lived experience to inform service improvements. Outputs include a co‑designed improvement plan, agreed changes to listening/feedback practices, and a thematic report with anonymisation/redaction. Context reference: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-and-neonatal-services-in-east-kent-reading-the-signals-report

Following recommendations from "Reading the Signals: Maternity and Neonatal Services in East Kent" (October 2022), the Contracting Authority has engaged an independent specialist to facilitate a trauma‑informed, consent‑based restorative programme. Restorative Lens Ltd will co‑design approaches with senior EKHUFT maternity staff and families who consented to participate, centring women's voices and lived experience to inform service improvements. Outputs include a co‑designed improvement plan, agreed changes to listening/feedback practices, and a thematic report with anonymisation/redaction. Context reference: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-and-neonatal-services-in-east-kent-reading-the-signals-report

Following recommendations from "Reading the Signals: Maternity and Neonatal Services in East Kent" (October 2022), the Contracting Authority has engaged an independent specialist to facilitate a trauma‑informed, consent‑based restorative programme. CareSafe Solutions Ltd will co‑design approaches with senior EKHUFT maternity staff and families who consented to participate, centring women's voices and lived experience to inform service improvements. Outputs include a co‑designed improvement plan, agreed changes to listening/feedback practices, and a thematic report with anonymisation/redaction. Context reference: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-and-neonatal-services-in-east-kent-reading-the-signals-report

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.

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.

The provision of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

2gether Support Solutions is looking to award a three year contract on behalf of the Contracting Authority for the provision of a tailored, including direct contact with staff, Independent and Confidential Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Service.<br/><br/>It is 2gether Support Solutions consideration that The Guardian Service Ltd. is the most suitable, and sole, provider of these services within the United Kingdom.

2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"), is looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process of the Provider Selection Regime ("PSR"), i.e., able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, for the provision of outsourced Cardiac MRI scanning clinical services (non-stress and scans with devices for approximately 10 patients per week) to support the Trust with reducing its DM01 waiting list. <br/><br/>NHS Payment Scheme without MFF shall apply.