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title: "HH037-25-TW01 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service (North Highland)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07738a"
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published: "2026-09-16"
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# HH037-25-TW01 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service (North Highland)

Buyer: NHS Highland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07738a

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## Summary

NHS Highland commissioned a forensic and custodial medical service for North Highland. The requirement is a specialist healthcare service supporting people in custodial settings and forensic contexts, rather than the supply of medical goods or construction works. It is a single-service requirement delivered in the North Highland area, with NHS Highland as the buying organisation. The relevant service category is specialist medical services (CPV 85121200). The selected provider, Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS), is based in Troon. The opportunity is therefore most relevant to healthcare providers with established forensic and custodial medicine operations, and to organisations able to deliver specialist clinical services across North Highland.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. NHS Highland used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition. There was one bid for the single lot, submitted by Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS), which was also the successful supplier. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025 and has a value of £2,200,000. The award was made to COMS for the complete forensic and custodial medical service requirement. This outcome indicates a direct, restricted route rather than an openly advertised competition, with the contract now in delivery under the awarded arrangement.

For competing providers, this procurement demonstrates NHS Highland’s demand for a complete forensic and custodial medical service in North Highland, rather than an isolated clinical supply. A credible future competitor would need specialist expertise in forensic and custody healthcare, the ability to work within justice-sector settings, and sufficient operational capacity to provide a dependable regional service. Relevant strengths would include experienced clinicians, robust clinical governance, secure handling of sensitive patient and justice information, and the ability to coordinate services with NHS and custodial stakeholders. The single-bid outcome also shows that a focused specialist provider can meet the requirement through a restricted award route, making established custody-healthcare capability particularly important.

## Notice

Forensic and Custodial Medical Service

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087811-2026 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 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 | £2,200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Highland |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Postcode area | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 3BW |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness South |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Custody and Offender Medical Services (COMS) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121200 - Medical specialist services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087811-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843193
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

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