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title: "Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067a84"
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# Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067a84

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## Summary

NHS England is currently in the tender stage for procuring integrated healthcare services to be delivered at three prison locations: HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester. This procurement covers key services such as physical health, mental health, dental services, substance misuse services, and more. The procurement is divided into two lots, with Lot 1 covering HMP Ford and HMP Lewes located in West Sussex and East Sussex, respectively, and Lot 2 covering HMP/YOI Winchester in Hampshire. The total contract value is approximately £104,657,063 GBP for a seven-year term, commencing on 1st April 2027 for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes, and 1st July 2027 for HMP/YOI Winchester. The procurement is utilising an open procedure, with all tender submissions due by 31st July 2026 at 12 noon. The process is being managed by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specializing in integrated and patient-centered care in correctional environments. Businesses capable of operating as prime providers, or those who can offer specialised health services via subcontracting, may find significant prospects for growth. Given the contract's comprehensive scope, suppliers with expertise in delivering a broad range of health services, including primary care, mental health, and specialist services like dentistry and optometry, will be well-suited to compete. Additionally, this opportunity allows for collaboration and partnerships within the industry, fostering business expansion while contributing to enhanced healthcare service delivery in critical settings. Interested parties should ensure they are registered on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis, to access full bid documentation and submit their tenders by the deadline.

## Notice

NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester. Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare services, equivalent to those available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services. NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The procurement is divided into the following Lots: * Lot 1: HMP Ford and HMP Lewes * Lot 2: HMP/YOI Winchester The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services): * General Practitioners Provision * Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions) * Dental Services * Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision) * Inpatient Unit facility at HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester * Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wings at HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester) Optometry * Podiatry * Audiology * Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services * Health Promotion and Prevention * Musculoskeletal therapies * Smoking cessation * Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary). * Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s) * Therapies * Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2) * Social Care provision - HMP Winchester only via a Section 75 agreement with the Local Authority * Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement) * Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis) In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs. The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes. The maximum total contract value is PS54,663,063. The Contract is due to commence on the 1st July 2027 for HMP/YOI Winchester. The maximum total contract value is PS49,994,000. The Contract term, for all establishments, will be 7 years. TUPE is likely to apply. Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, based on the competitive 'open' procedure. All ITT responses must be returned by 12 noon on 31st July 2026, at the latest. Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and the management of this procurement may therefore move to a successor at some point during the procurement process. Bidders will be informed of any such change, and any administrative changes because of it.

### Lot Information

Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Ford and HMP Lewes

NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes (Lot 1). Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide an outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services. NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. HMP Ford is situated near Arundel in West Sussex. It is a category D open male prison, focused on the resettlement of prisoners, with an operational capacity of 389. HMP Lewes is situated in Lewes, East Sussex. It is a category B local remand and resettlement prison for young offenders and adult males remanded or sentenced to 12 months or less. It has an operational capacity of 623. The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services): * General Practitioners Provision * Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions) * Dental Services * Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision) * Inpatient Unit facility at HMP Lewes * Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wing at HMP Lewes) * Optometry * Podiatry * Audiology * Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services * Health Promotion and Prevention * Musculoskeletal therapies * Smoking cessation * Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary). * Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s) * Therapies * Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2) * Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement) * Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis) In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs. The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for a term of 7 years. The maximum total contract value is PS54,663,063. TUPE is likely to apply.

Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Winchester

NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP/YOI Winchester (Lot 2). Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide an outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services. NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. HMP/YOI Winchester is located in Winchester, Hampshire. It is a category B local prison that serves the local courts, with a small category C resettlement unit (West Hill). The prison houses sentenced and remand young offender and adult males and has an operational capacity of 678. The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services): * General Practitioners Provision * Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions) * Dental Services * Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision) * Inpatient Unit facility * Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wing) * Optometry * Podiatry * Audiology * Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services * Health Promotion and Prevention * Musculoskeletal therapies * Smoking cessation * Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary). * Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s) * Therapies * Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2) * Social Care provision - via a Section 75 agreement with the Local Authority * Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement) * Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis) In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs. The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for a term of 7 years. The maximum total contract value is PS49,994,000. TUPE is likely to apply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055722-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | 31 May 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Re-procurement for the end of the 7 year contract. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £104,657,063 |
| Lots value | £104,657,063 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | HORLEY, SURREY |
| Post town | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH6 7DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Electoral ward | Horley Central & South |
| Westminster constituency | Dorking and Horley |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2026 at 12:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055722-2026
- 1 Apr 2026 at 10:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030252-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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