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title: "Provision of Medicine Supply"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f187"
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buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Provision of Medicine Supply

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f187

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## Summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust commissioned the provision of medicine supply together with a prison peer support service. The requirement supports healthcare delivery at HMP Lincoln, including continuity of the existing healthcare arrangements during a short mobilisation period. It is classified as health services and falls within the wider healthcare services category. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based in Kettering. The work is associated with the healthcare operation at HMP Lincoln rather than a general community pharmacy or hospital supply requirement. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore those able to supply medicines and support peer-led services within a prison healthcare setting, working alongside the Trust’s healthcare provision and maintaining continuity for patients and service users.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Bestway National Chemists Limited (Well Pharmacy). The contract value is £170,000 excluding any detail not stated in the record, and it was signed on 21 January 2026. The Trust used Direct Award Process A for an urgent situation under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by the need to avoid risks to patient or public safety following NHS England’s emergency award of the wider healthcare contract. One bid was recorded. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 70% and price weighted at 30%. The procurement had one lot, whose status is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for an integrated medicine supply and prison peer support arrangement at HMP Lincoln. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need dependable medicines procurement, storage, dispensing or distribution capability, together with the operational capacity to support healthcare delivery in a custodial environment. Experience of maintaining uninterrupted supply during mobilisation would be important, as would the ability to work within NHS healthcare governance and prison-site access arrangements. Providers combining pharmacy or medicines expertise with structured peer support may be better placed than businesses offering only one element. The evaluation weighting also shows that service quality was more important than price, so evidence of safe, resilient delivery and relevant healthcare experience would be central to a competitive proposition.

## Notice

Provision of medicine supply 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/083576-2026 |
| 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 | £170,000 |

## 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 | Bestway National Chemists Limited (Well Pharmacy) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083576-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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