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Published 20 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway Services for HMP Ranby and HMP Holme House

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,096,019total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2025awarded 18 Nov 2025
Awarded to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf<br/>of NHS England (referred to as the Authority), is inviting suitably qualified and<br/>experienced providers to respond to this Competitive Process for the provision of<br/>Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway Services for HMP Ranby and HMP Holme<br/>House.<br/>The service is due to commence on 1st April 2026.<br/>The contract period is 5 years with Commissioners having the option to extend for up to<br/>an additional 2 years.<br/>Please note the contract values are estimates and cover the whole potential 7 year<br/>contract period.

CPV: Health services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,096,019 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Key Criteria Questionnaire - Lot 1 - HMP RanbyAwarded East MidlandsPublished value£2,043,351

As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract<br/>is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For<br/>the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public<br/>Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.<br/>The intention is to award a contracts using the Competitive Process.<br/>The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioning<br/>and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for<br/>now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an<br/>act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when<br/>NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an<br/>alternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignment<br/>and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the<br/>commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be<br/>transferred or assigned to the relevant commissioning authority.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: There is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years following the initial 5 year<br/>contract period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Key Criteria Questionnaire - Lot 2 - HMP Holme HouseAwarded North EastPublished value£2,052,668

As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract<br/>is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For<br/>the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public<br/>Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.<br/>The intention is to award a contracts using the Competitive Process.<br/>The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioning<br/>and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for<br/>now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an<br/>act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when<br/>NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an<br/>alternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignment<br/>and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the<br/>commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be<br/>transferred or assigned to the relevant commissioning authority.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: There is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years following the initial 5 year<br/>contract period.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 11:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
C382407
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075161
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b8c Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 1st December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected] ensuring the following details are referenced:<br/>Project reference: C382407<br/>Project title: Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway Services for HMP Ranby and HMP Holme<br/>House<br/>This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning<br/>Group on 18th November 2025. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision makers.<br/>Key Criteria were weighted as follows:<br/>• Quality & Innovation 45%<br/>• Value 10%<br/>• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%<br/>• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 15%<br/>• Social Value 10%

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published342 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 11:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2025, 11:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,708,8592 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Nov 2025

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Key Criteria Questionnaire - Lot 1 - HMP Ranby1bids———
2 · Key Criteria Questionnaire - Lot 2 - HMP Holme House1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 7&8 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria