Award

HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service

NHS HIGHLAND

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Highland, located in Inverness, UK, has completed the procurement process for the "HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service." This tender falls under the health industry category and was necessitated by the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021, implemented on 1st April 2022. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the technical nature of the services required. The contract was signed on 1st January 2025, with Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS) being the supplier, and involves a contract value of £300,000 GBP.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in forensic and custodial medical services. Companies with the necessary expertise and capability to provide 24/7 medical services under legal and statutory requirements will find this contract highly relevant. Since the delivery of these services requires specialised training, businesses with a track record in offering such medical services to custody and offender populations will be well-suited to compete in similar future procurements. This contract highlights the demand for niche medical services, presenting growth opportunities for qualified medical service providers.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service

Notice Description

NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 ("FMS Act") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 ("FMS Act") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards.

Procurement Information

CUSTODY AND OFFENDER MEDICAL SERVICES (COMS) have been engaged by NHSH for many years to deliver custody and forensic services to NHSH. The delivery of this service is a legal requirement. Due to staffing NHSH do not have doctors to cover this service 24/7 and require COMS to provide cover when there is no NHSH Dr available. COMS are the only locum agency that have the right training to deliver this specialist service.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000792128
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525070
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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

85121200 - Medical specialist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS HIGHLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 7929069647

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 3BW
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CUSTODY AND OFFENDER MEDICAL SERVICES (COMS

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000792128-2025-03-04T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2025-03-04T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000792128",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-44",
            "name": "NHS Highland",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS Highland"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Assynt House, Beechwood Park",
                "locality": "Inverness",
                "region": "UKM6",
                "postalCode": "IV2 3BW"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot",
                "telephone": "+44 7929069647",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "07",
                        "description": "Health",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-503",
            "name": "Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS)",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS)"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "PO Box 8616",
                "locality": "Troon",
                "region": "UKM94",
                "postalCode": "KA106BF"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-46",
            "name": "Inverness Justice Centre",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Inverness Justice Centre"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Inverness"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "NHS Highland",
        "id": "org-44"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "HH037-24-TW17",
        "title": "HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service",
        "description": "NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 (\"FMS Act\") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "85121200",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM6"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
        "procurementMethodRationale": "CUSTODY AND OFFENDER MEDICAL SERVICES (COMS) have been engaged by NHSH for many years to deliver custody and forensic services to NHSH. The delivery of this service is a legal requirement. Due to staffing NHSH do not have doctors to cover this service 24/7 and require COMS to provide cover when there is no NHSH Dr available. COMS are the only locum agency that have the right training to deliver this specialist service.",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "MAR525070",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service",
                "description": "NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 (\"FMS Act\") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525070",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 (\"FMS Act\") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards.",
                "status": "complete",
                "hasOptions": false
            }
        ],
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
            {
                "id": "D_TECHNICAL",
                "description": "The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons",
                "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL"
            }
        ],
        "classification": {
            "id": "85121200",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        }
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "HH037-24-TW17",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "org-503",
                    "name": "Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS)"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "HH037-24-TW17",
            "awardID": "HH037-24-TW17",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 300000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "(SC Ref:792128)",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1910",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1911",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1912",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1913",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1914",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000792128"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice"
}