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Provision of Sexual Health Service

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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03 Sep 2026 at 15:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured sexual health services with a prison peer support service for HMP Lincoln. The work falls within health services and is delivered at the prison in Lincoln. The requirement supports healthcare provision for people held at HMP Lincoln, combining clinical sexual health provision with support from trained prison peers. The buying organisation is Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust based in Kettering. The selected provider is Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, which is based in Lincoln and operates at large organisational scale. Suppliers with experience delivering sexual health services in custodial settings, and with the ability to provide or manage prison peer support, would understand the operational context of this requirement.

The procurement has been awarded following a direct award under Process A for an urgent situation in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, because delaying the award was considered a risk to patient or public safety after NHS England awarded the related healthcare contract at HMP Lincoln. One bid was recorded. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 70% and price at 30%. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust received the award, recorded as active. The contract was signed on 21 January 2026 for £80,000. The arrangement continued existing subcontracted provision during a mobilisation period of less than three months.

This award shows that the buyer requires continuity of sexual health provision alongside prison peer support in a custodial healthcare environment. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability in sexual health service delivery, safeguarding, confidentiality and clinical governance, together with the systems needed to work safely within a prison. Experience of recruiting, training, supervising and supporting prison peers would be directly relevant. Suppliers would also need to coordinate effectively with NHS healthcare providers and manage service mobilisation without disrupting patient care. The selected supplier is a large NHS trust, indicating that operational resilience, established healthcare governance and the capacity to maintain provision in a secure setting are important competitive features for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Sexual Health Service

Notice Description

Provision of sexual health services with prison peer support service

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Lincoln to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety. The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service. The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) 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.

Procurement Information

The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Lincoln to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety. The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service. The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f17f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083567-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KETTERING
Postcode
NN15 7PW
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Pipers Hill
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Further Information

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