KMMH, KCHFT, DGT - Freedom To Speak Up Services
A Tender Notice
by KENT AND MEDWAY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 3 year
- Value
- £1M
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 06 Feb 2026
- Delivery
- 09 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2029
- Deadline
- 13 Mar 2026 12:00
Related Terms
Location
Kent:
3 buyers
- Kent & Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Maidstone
- Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford
- Kent Community Health NHS Trust Ashford
Description
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, acting as the Lead Contracting Authority on behalf of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, invites suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers to submit tenders 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 must be delivered by qualified, accredited, and experienced FTSU ‘Guardians’ registered on the National Guardian’s Office Directory, who possess the expertise necessary to deliver impartial support and guidance to staff concerned about potential shortcomings in behaviour, service quality, or organisational culture. The purpose of the Services is to support the Contracting Authorities in delivering their strategic organisational aims by: • empowering staff to speak up safely and confidently through impartial support; • strengthening leadership behaviours and approaches; • Enhancing organisational responsiveness; and • promoting innovation, learning, and continuous improvement through a transparent and responsive organisational culture. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, alongside the Contracting Authorities’ respective Standing Financial Instructions. The opportunity is divided into three Lots, as follows: • Lot 1: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust • Lot 2: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust • Lot 3: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Lot Division
| 1 | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Kent 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. |
| 2 | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Kent 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. |
| 3 | Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Dartford 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. |
Award Criteria
| Net Zero and Social Value | _ |
| Price | _ |
| Technical Quality | _ |
CPV Codes
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 79633000 - Staff development services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
Indicators
- This is a recurring contract.
- Options are available.
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
Suppliers may submit a Tender for one, two, or all three Lots. A single Contract will be awarded for each Lot, covering the full scope of Services as defined in the Specification. Suppliers may be awarded multiple Lots, subject to the outcome of the evaluation process. Please note that the contract values included within this notice are estimates only, reflecting the potential scale of the contract and optional extension periods. These figures do not however take into account: (i) the application of indexation; or (ii) potential increases or decreases in the demand for services during the Contract term as detailed within the tender documents. The Contracting Authorities do not guarantee any volume or value under this contract or in association with this notice. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-058fbe
- FTS 011191-2026