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Published 18 Mar 2026, 16:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHSE1094 - Healthcare Services for the Yorkshire and Humber Female Secure Estate

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£38,118,211exc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 3 Jun 2026
Awarded to Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · HMP New Hall and HMP Askham Grange.
Extensions: The contract is for 4 months and 3 Years, with effect from 01 December 2026, plus the option to extend for a further 3 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the relevant authority.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
Quality: 82%Social value: 10%Environmental: 8%
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)
Health servicesMedical practice and related services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e1b 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 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
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Apr 2026 → 12 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened184 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline178 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published132 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 14:04 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026
  1. Deadline moved to 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    30 Mar 2026, 11:13 BST
    +6 days · was 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2026, 14:04 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.221 Apr 202627 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £37,978,6051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust£37,978,605 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England - North East and Yorkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: Q72 Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact email Published organisation website ↗
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • NHS North of England Commissioning Support UnitProcess contact point Durham, North EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.