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title: "Provision of Sexual Health Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f17f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Provision of Sexual Health Service

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f17f

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083567-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £80,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN15 7PW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Pipers Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083567-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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