Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccb-4013-710e-82f3-0ff44b53e526/pr001-provision-of-sms-messaging-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PR001 - Provision of SMS Messaging Service [Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £171,170 to £200,000 Published 9 Mar 2023 Deadline Closed 7 Dec 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust required a service provider to provide a bulk SMS messaging service, that integrates with their clinical applications to send out messages such as; appointment confirmation and appointment reminders forty-eight (48) hours in advance. The service further included sharing clinical test results and highly sensitive information with patients via SMS. The procurement for the Provision of SMS Messaging Service was run as a further competition under the NHS SBS Patient/Citizen Communication & Engagement Solutions Framework, Lot-3 SMS (Reference Number: SBS10175). As the tender was run as a mini competition off a Framework, there was no requirement to issue a Tender Notice and all eligible suppliers on the framework were invited to tender, as per PCR 2015. The Authority used the Due North e-tendering portal at [procontract.due-north.com/Login](https://procontract.due-north.com/Login) ("the e-Tendering Portal"). ## CPV classification Telecommunications services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cde452db-1523-4cce-ae78-22c11d8ad9b1) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-community-health-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Postal & telecoms services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/postal-telecoms-services) ## More tenders like this [Post Office Branch - Porthleven · Post Office Limited · 87 days left · 13 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5f26-7105-9baf-83f6228041ef/post-office-branch-porthleven) [Post Office Branch - Newlyn · Post Office Limited · 87 days left · 13 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5f73-73e7-863c-621698162391/post-office-branch-newlyn) [Post Office Branch - Brabazon Road · Post Office Limited · 7 days left · 25 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fc3-71dc-b775-e86e4d62cd65/post-office-branch-brabazon-road) [Postal and telecommunications services – Usługi pocztowe · Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego · 17 days left · 5 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-66c5-716c-a153-f4e0d2c3f2c9/poland-postal-and-telecommunications-services-uslugi-pocztowe) [Postal services related to parcels – Accord-Cadre pour le transport de documents et colis de moins de 30kg en express · EDF SA · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6693-737e-ba6c-c2746f617690/france-postal-services-related-to-parcels-accord-cadre-pour-le-transport-de) [Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals – Procurement of newspaper distribution · Ministry of Transport · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-66f7-7002-b14b-7bfe728ca49a/norway-postal-services-related-to-newspapers-and-periodicals-procurement-of)