Official UK procurement notice
NHSE942 - Primary Care and Mental Health Services for South Yorkshire Adult Male Prisons
Authority: NHS England - North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Team (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
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 Health and Justice Team (the Relevant Authority) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Primary Care Services (including Substance Misuse) and Mental Health Services (including Learning Disabilities and Autism) for South Yorkshire adult male prisons within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
Contract Start Date: 01 September 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2035
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years and 7 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 and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (1)
- Key Criteria 5: Value (Price): 15
Published award criteria (1)
- Key Criteria 5: Value (Price): 15
- Price carries 15 of 15 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NHSE942- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9d2Find 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 2nd February 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: NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice Team) Local Governance Group and Regional Leadership Group. There were no declared potential conflicts of interest for individuals making the award decision. Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process and no potential conflicts were 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 - 48% Value (price) - 15% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 10% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 17% 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
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Nov 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened334 days ago22 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 10:39 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2026, 10:47 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Jan 2026, 10:47 GMT
Published amendments (1)
This contract has now been awarded following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services | £141,315,164 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005159-2026-1 · Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2026
- Value
- £141,315,164
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS England - North East and YorkshireContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.