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Urgent Award: Adult Male Medium Secure and Adult Male Low Secure

NHS England

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19 Oct 2026 at 13:41

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England, acting for the IMPACT Provider Collaborative and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, commissioned specialised mental health services for adult men: medium-secure and low-secure care. The service is for patients detained under the Mental Health Act whose risks of harm to others or escape cannot be safely managed in other mental health settings. The work is health services (CPV 85100000). The stated delivery location is in the East Midlands; the specific facility or town is not identified. The requirement was to maintain safe patient care and continuity after regulatory action affected the incumbent provider’s ability to meet its contractual obligations. The contract covers both medium-secure and low-secure provision as one lot.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The contract was signed on 15 September 2026 and runs from 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £17,010,616. NHS England used an urgent award without prior competition under the urgent-circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, because a full procurement could not be completed in time to maintain service continuity. The award decision prioritised immediate risks to safety and quality of care, weighted at 100%; cost was weighted at 0%. The requirement was not divided into further lots. The source identifies one bid. The lot is marked cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award shows demand for specialist adult male medium- and low-secure mental health care within the IMPACT Provider Collaborative. A credible provider for a comparable requirement would need to operate secure inpatient services for men detained under the Mental Health Act, manage risks of harm to others and escape that cannot be safely contained in other mental health settings, and maintain safe care through a change in provider. The buyer’s stated priority was addressing immediate safety and care-quality risks; cost carried no evaluation weight in this award. Suppliers would therefore need to demonstrate robust clinical governance, safe and continuous service delivery, and the operational capacity to take on a high-risk patient cohort at short notice. This was a single combined requirement, rather than separate competitions for medium- and low-secure services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Urgent Award: Adult Male Medium Secure and Adult Male Low Secure

Notice Description

This contract has been awarded by NHS England, on behalf of IMPACT Provider Collaborative, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The contract relates to the provision of:<br/><br/>Adult Male Medium Secure Services;<br/>Adult Male Low Secure Services.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider's ability to continue delivering the services in accordance with contractual requirements. The circumstances created an immediate need to secure continuity of services and maintain safe patient care arrangements.<br/><br/>The contract will run from 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.<br/><br/>Estimated lifetime contract value (15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027): PS17,010,616

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract has been awarded by NHS England, on behalf of IMPACT Provider Collaborative, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, under the urgent circumstances provision of 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 contract relates to the provision of Specialised Mental Health Adult Male Medium Secure and Adult Male Low Secure services. Patients are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act and their risk of harm to others and risk of escape from hospital cannot be managed safely within other mental health settings.

This contract has been awarded following regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider's ability to continue delivering the services in accordance with contractual requirements. The circumstances created an immediate need to secure continuity of services and maintain safe patient care arrangements.

A full procurement process could not be undertaken within the timescales required to ensure continuity of service provision. NHS England therefore applied the urgent circumstances provision under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023.

The contract will run from 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Estimated lifetime contract value (15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027): PS17,010,616.

The award decision-makers:
The NHS Executive Committee delegated responsibility for decision-making to the National Commissioning Group (NCG).

There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded by NHS England, on behalf of IMPACT Provider Collaborative, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The contract term will run from 15 September 2026 to 31st March 2027.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers:<br/>The NHS Executive Committee delegated responsibility for decision-making to the National Commissioning Group (NCG).<br/><br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ac4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098488-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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
£17,010,616 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 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
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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