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Provision of Medicine Supply

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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03 Sep 2026 at 15:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust commissioned the provision of medicine supply together with a prison peer support service. The requirement supports healthcare delivery at HMP Lincoln, including continuity of the existing healthcare arrangements during a short mobilisation period. It is classified as health services and falls within the wider healthcare services category. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based in Kettering. The work is associated with the healthcare operation at HMP Lincoln rather than a general community pharmacy or hospital supply requirement. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore those able to supply medicines and support peer-led services within a prison healthcare setting, working alongside the Trust’s healthcare provision and maintaining continuity for patients and service users.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Bestway National Chemists Limited (Well Pharmacy). The contract value is £170,000 excluding any detail not stated in the record, and it was signed on 21 January 2026. The Trust used Direct Award Process A for an urgent situation under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by the need to avoid risks to patient or public safety following NHS England’s emergency award of the wider healthcare contract. One bid was recorded. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 70% and price weighted at 30%. The procurement had one lot, whose status is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for an integrated medicine supply and prison peer support arrangement at HMP Lincoln. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need dependable medicines procurement, storage, dispensing or distribution capability, together with the operational capacity to support healthcare delivery in a custodial environment. Experience of maintaining uninterrupted supply during mobilisation would be important, as would the ability to work within NHS healthcare governance and prison-site access arrangements. Providers combining pharmacy or medicines expertise with structured peer support may be better placed than businesses offering only one element. The evaluation weighting also shows that service quality was more important than price, so evidence of safe, resilient delivery and relevant healthcare experience would be central to a competitive proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Medicine Supply

Notice Description

Provision of medicine supply 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-06f187
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083576-2026
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
£170,000 £100K-£500K

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

Bestway National Chemists Limited (Well Pharmacy)

Further Information

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