Official UK procurement notice
NHSE1094 - Healthcare Services for the Yorkshire and Humber Female Secure Estate
Authority: NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Healthcare Services for the Yorkshire and Humber Female Secure Estate.
Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2033
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years and 4 months, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
CPV: Health services · Medical practice and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider…Awarded
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The competition is for Healthcare Services for the Yorkshire and Humber Female Secure Estate.
The aim of this competition process is to secure a provider to deliver
comprehensive Primary Care Services, Mental Health and Neurodiversity Services, and Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment Services for women detained within HMP New Hall and HMP Askham Grange.
Contract Start Date: 01 December 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2033
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years and 4 months, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an Existing Service. Additional information: The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 58%
- Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 24%
- Key Criteria 4: Social Value: 10%
- Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 8%
Published award criteria (5)
- Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 58
- Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 8
- Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 24
- Key Criteria 4: Social Value: 10
- Price: Pass/Fail
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 14:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Apr 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055746- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e1bFind 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 Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. 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 24 June 2026. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to [email protected] The individual(s) making the award decision are: • Local Governance Group (LGG) and Regional Leadership Group (RLG) of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire • Evaluator job titles: Health & Justice Senior Commissioning Manager Head of Womens Health and Perinatal Services Quality Manager Commissioning Manager Senior Commissioning Manager Head of Clinical Quality Senior Nursing and Quality Manager Senior Finance Manager Pharmacist Drug Strategy Lead Head of Health & Justice - CNE Programme Manager - NEY Health and Justice Public Health Speciality Registrar National Implementation Manager for RECONNECT and Enhanced RECONNECT National Lead for Specification 29 (Health & Justice, Section 7A) Non- Custodial Programme Manager Programme Officer - Health & Justice Senior Quality Manager (Yorkshire & Humber) Senior Commissioning Manager Public health and justice specialist Integration and Partnership Senior Manager Service User Programme Manager - Health & Justice (Yorkshire & Humberside) There were no declared of potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision. Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process. Conflict 1 - An evaluator disclosed that their sibling is employed by a bidding organisation; however, the sibling has no involvement in, or connection to, the Health and Justice Services relevant to this procurement. This was assessed as an indirect and low-risk potential conflict. Mitigation: Approval was granted for the evaluator to continue their role, subject to a reminder of their obligation not to discuss any aspect of the procurement with external parties during the evaluation and consensus stages. Conflict 2 - An evaluator disclosed that, following acceptance of voluntary redundancy, they had accepted an offer of employment to join a bidding organisation as bank staff. This was assessed as a direct conflict of interest. Mitigation: The evaluator was removed from the project and did not participate in any aspect of the evaluation process. Conflict 3 - An evaluator disclosed that a cousin-in-law is employed by a potential provider. However, the provider did not submit a bid in response to the procurement. This was assessed as a low-risk conflict. Mitigation: Approval was granted for the evaluator to remain on the project, with a reminder of their obligation not to discuss the procurement with any external parties during the evaluation and consensus stages. Conflict 4 - An evaluator disclosed that a previous friend is employed by a potential provider. However, the provider did not submit a bid in response to the procurement, and the evaluator has had no contact with the individual for over six months. This was assessed as a low-risk conflict. Mitigation: Approval was granted for the evaluator to remain on the project, with a reminder of their obligation not to discuss the procurement with any external parties during the evaluation and consensus stages. There were no further conflicts of interest identified. The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information. The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the provider response documentation. Quality and Innovation - 58% Value (price) - Pass/Fail Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 8% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 24% Social Value - 10% The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality (key criteria) and finance, evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider and have been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
21 Apr 2026 → 12 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 14:04 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Deadline moved to 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST30 Mar 2026, 11:13 BST+6 days · was 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 14:04 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 21 Apr 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 | +6 d |
The revised deadline for submission of competition responses is 12 noon on 27 April 2026.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | £37,978,605 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NHSE1094 - Healthcare Services for the Yorkshire and Humber Female Secure Estate · Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2026
- Value
- £37,978,605
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Process and specification contact points (1)
- NHS North of England Commissioning Support UnitProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.