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title: "Provision of Medicine Supply"
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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-06f190

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## Summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust commissioned medicine supply services for a secure location at HMP Nottingham. The requirement is classified as pharmacy services and covers the provision of medicines into the prison’s secure healthcare setting. The buyer is an NHS foundation trust based in Kettering, Northamptonshire, while delivery and service activity are at HMP Nottingham. The requirement supports healthcare provision for people held at the prison, with continuity of supply forming the practical purpose of the arrangement. This is a service contract for organisations able to source, manage and deliver medicines securely into a custodial healthcare environment. The stated requirement concerns one package of medicine supply rather than a wider range of healthcare services, and is linked to the Trust’s responsibility for healthcare provision at HMP Nottingham.

The procurement is complete and an active award was made to Bestway National Chemists Limited. The contract was awarded on 19 November 2025 and signed on the same date, with a value of £300,000. The Trust used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, under Direct Award Process A for an urgent situation in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Trust stated that the urgency followed NHS England’s emergency award of the wider healthcare-services contract at HMP Nottingham and that delay could risk patient or public safety. The award continued existing supplier subcontract arrangements during mobilisation of less than three months. One bid was recorded. Evaluation was based on quality at 70% and price at 30%.

This award identifies a buyer with demand for secure medicine supply into a prison healthcare setting and shows that the requirement was fulfilled through a large national chemist. A credible future competitor would need dependable pharmaceutical sourcing, robust dispensing and distribution capability, and systems that can deliver accurately into a secure custodial location. Experience of NHS, prison healthcare or similarly controlled environments would help demonstrate operational understanding, continuity and patient-safety controls. Suppliers should also be able to mobilise quickly, manage an established subcontract or service transition, and maintain supply while healthcare provision changes. The evaluation balance indicates that service quality carries substantially greater weight than price, so evidence of clinical governance, resilience, accurate fulfilment and secure logistics would be important alongside competitive commercial arrangements.

## Notice

Provision of Medicine Supply into a secure location

### 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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/083587-2026 |
| 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 | £300,000 |

## 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 | TLF14 Nottingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bestway National Chemists Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083587-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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