Official UK procurement notice
Nairn Out of Hours Service
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Highland requires a GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours – Monday to Saturday - 18.00 – 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday – 08.00 – 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
CPV: General-practitioner services · Health services · Medical practice and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit -…
Provision of GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours –
Monday to Saturday - 18.00 – 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours
Saturday and Sunday – 08.00 – 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours
Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
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
- 24 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:03 GMT
- Authority reference
HH010-25-TW26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073250- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0e9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
Nairn Health Care Group are currently contracted to deliver this service to the population of Nairn and Ardersier, and
as the sole practice within the Nairn area (following a merger in 2012) they are the only practice that can deliver this
service. Nairn Health Care Group have delivered this service in the area for over 15 years with no concerns regarding
service delivery. They are based within the Hospital, meaning they can deliver the service with no operational/organisational
change. A tender exercise was undertaken in 2023, resulting in a single submission from Nairn Health Care Group. This
further evidences the rationale for proceeding with the VEAT (Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency) process.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:815562)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairn Healthcare GroupSME | £1,816,488 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Nairn Healthcare GroupSME | £1,816,488 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 059188-2025-HH010-25-TW26-1 · Nairn Healthcare GroupSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,816,488
- Status
- active
Contract 073250-2025-1 · Nairn Healthcare GroupSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,816,488
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Justice CnetreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nairn Healthcare GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.