Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Jul 2026, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ridgeway Secure In patient Healthcare service

Official notice

Authority: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£330,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Zetland Medical Practise

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service will provide a physical healthcare solution to an existing gap in mainstream service delivery in the trust's secure inpatient service Ridgeway. The supplier will be expected to provide General Practitioner Services to Secure Inpatient Services within Ridgeway.

The provision of service will be based on

  • 3 (4 hour) clinical sessions per week
  • 5 hours of service development/clinical supervision per week.
  • The number of sessions will be adjusted to allow for Bank Holidays, sickness and annual leave of the General Practitioner(s). There will be access to 4 qualified doctors 2 of which are registrars to suppor the service

This results in a premium of 52 x 3 clinical sessions and 52 x 5 hours.

Included within these hours. This service will be required to report on a monthly basis, attend contract meetings on a quarterly basis and contract review will be annually.

Zetland medical practice has proven and established ability to continue to provide these services effectively.

CPV: Medical practice and related services · Medical practice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
Extensions: maximum 24 months

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
2 Jul 2026, 14:55 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2026, 18:12 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066494
Classification (CPV)
Medical practice and related servicesMedical practice services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c290 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 14/07/26. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14/04/26. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to [email protected]. The award decision-makers include Phil Strange - Service Manager (15/06/26) Steven Tait - Principle Finance Business Partner (15/06/26) Jamie Todd - Director of Operations & Transformation(15/06/26) and Liz Romaniak - Director of Finance, Estates and Facilities (19/06/26). The provider was assessed against key criteria, and score a satisfactory standard in all areas.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract will be deli…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £330,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zetland Medical PractiseSME£330,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentHealth NHSHealth GB-NHS: RX3 Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way, Darlington, North East, DL22TSContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • County Durham and Darlington NHS FTReview body Darlington

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.