Medical Support Services to Lawson Memorial Hospital

Official notice

Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)

Awarded value£451,560published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jun 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Brora and Helmsdale Medical Practice +2 more2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Highland requires a Medical Support Service to be provided to Lawson Memorial Community Hospital based at Golspie in the North Highlands.

CPV: Medical practice and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice to indicate that NHS Highland…

This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice to indicate that NHS Highland intend to Direct Award a Contract for the Provision of a Medical Support Service to Lawson Memorial Hospital. The Services shall be provided by three Medical Practices. The Contract is expected to be in place for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months to ensure continuity of this essential service.

Delivery: Scotland · Lawson Memorial Hospital

85120000 Medical practice and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
Last source update: 15 Aug 2025, 13:23 BST
Authority reference: HH033-25-TW09
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-049133
Classification (CPV): Medical practice and related services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0559c3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This is a small community hospital providing care to the people of East Sutherland. It’s role forms part of a clinical strategy to provide care to particularly older adults, close to their own community, with the delivery of care provided by their own GPs. Continuity of care is particularly important for this patient group. For this reason it is key that medical cover is provided by local practices, with the GPs fulfilling their role as Expert Medical Generalists as per the 2018 GMS contract, leading the wider multidisciplinary team. These practices are also small rural practices, which are amongst our most fragile providers. The income from the hospital contract is important to keep these as sustainable independent practices.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:807394)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £451,5601 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 27 Jun 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Brora and Helmsdale Medical Practice, Dornoch Medical Practice, Golspie Medical Practicejoint award	£451,560 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Brora and Helmsdale Medical Practice, Dornoch Medical Practice, Golspie Medical Practicejoint award	£451,560 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037702-2025-1 · Brora and Helmsdale Medical Practice, Dornoch Medical Practice, Golspie Medical Practice
Signed
27 Jun 2022
Value
£451,560
Status
active
Contract 049133-2025-1 · Brora and Helmsdale Medical Practice, Dornoch Medical Practice, Golspie Medical Practice
Signed
27 Jun 2022
Value
£451,560
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 0 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Highland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3BWContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Brora and Helmsdale Medical PracticeAwarded supplier Station Square, Brora, UK, KW9 6QJContact phone
Dornoch Medical PracticeAwarded supplier Health Centre, Shore Road, Dornoch, Scotland, IV25 3LSContact phone
Golspie Medical PracticeAwarded supplier The Health Centre, Fountain Road, Golspie, Scotland, KW10 6THContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.