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title: "Provision of GP Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f181"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Provision of GP Services

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f181

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## Summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured GP services with a prison peer support service at HMP Lincoln. The requirement is healthcare provision within a prison setting, supporting continuity of patient services during a transition to a new head contract. The main category is health services (CPV 85100000). The Trust is based at St Mary’s Hospital, London Road, Kettering, and is the public-sector buyer. The service concerns HMP Lincoln specifically, rather than a general community GP provision. Suppliers relevant to this requirement are therefore organisations able to provide primary medical services in a custodial environment, alongside structured peer support for prisoners. The procurement relates to service delivery rather than the supply of goods, construction or general consultancy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Trust used Direct Award Process A for an urgent situation under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a competition notice. The urgency followed NHS England’s emergency award of the head contract for healthcare services at HMP Lincoln; delay was considered a risk to patient or public safety. The award was made to Doctor PA LTD. The contract was signed on 21 January 2026 and is valued at £634,000. One bid was recorded. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 70% and price at 30%. The procurement records one lot, covering the GP and prison peer support service, with the lot subsequently marked cancelled while the award remains active.

This award demonstrates demand for combined GP provision and prison peer support at HMP Lincoln, delivered at substantial contract scale through an urgent direct-award route. A credible future competitor would need the clinical capability, governance and staffing to provide safe primary care in a prison, together with the operational resilience to mobilise quickly when continuity of service is critical. Experience of custodial healthcare, working with NHS organisations and managing patient safety risks would be directly relevant. Suppliers would also need to show strong service quality, since quality carried more weight than price in the evaluation, while still offering competitive pricing. The requirement suits an established healthcare provider or a specialist partnership able to combine medical services with effective peer-support delivery.

## Notice

Provision of GP 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/083569-2026 |
| 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 | £634,000 |

## 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 | DoctorPA Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083569-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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