Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
York House, 18-22 Massetts Road
Horley, Surrey
RH6 7DE
UK
Contact person: Hannah Morley
E-mail: Scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester
Reference number: WA18605 / C448563
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP Ford, HMP Lewes, and HMP/YOI Winchester.
Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare services, equivalent to those available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services.
NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers.
The procurement is divided into the following Lots:
• Lot 1: HMP Ford and HMP Lewes
• Lot 2: HMP/YOI Winchester
The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care.
The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services):
• General Practitioners Provision
• Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions)
• Dental Services
• Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision)
• Inpatient Unit facility at HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester
• Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wings at HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester) Optometry
• Podiatry
• Audiology
• Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
• Health Promotion and Prevention
• Musculoskeletal therapies
• Smoking cessation
• Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary).
• Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s)
• Therapies
• Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2)
• Social Care provision - HMP Winchester only via a Section 75 agreement with the Local Authority
• Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement)
• Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis)
In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs.
The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes. The maximum total contract value is £54,663,063.
The Contract is due to commence on the 1st July 2027 for HMP/YOI Winchester. The maximum total contract value is £49,994,000.
The Contract term, for all establishments, will be 7 years.
TUPE is likely to apply.
Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, based on the competitive 'open' procedure. All ITT responses must be returned by 12 noon on 31st July 2026, at the latest.
Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and the management of this procurement may therefore move to a successor at some point during the procurement process. Bidders will be informed of any such change, and any administrative changes because of it.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
104 657 063.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Ford and HMP Lewes
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
HMP Ford and HMP Lewes
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes (Lot 1).
Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide an outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services.
NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers.
HMP Ford is situated near Arundel in West Sussex. It is a category D open male prison, focused on the resettlement of prisoners, with an operational capacity of 389.
HMP Lewes is situated in Lewes, East Sussex. It is a category B local remand and resettlement prison for young offenders and adult males remanded or sentenced to 12 months or less. It has an operational capacity of 623.
The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care.
The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services):
• General Practitioners Provision
• Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions)
• Dental Services
• Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision)
• Inpatient Unit facility at HMP Lewes
• Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wing at HMP Lewes)
• Optometry
• Podiatry
• Audiology
• Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
• Health Promotion and Prevention
• Musculoskeletal therapies
• Smoking cessation
• Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary).
• Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s)
• Therapies
• Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2)
• Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement)
• Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis)
In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs.
The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for a term of 7 years.
The maximum total contract value is £54,663,063.
TUPE is likely to apply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
54 663 063.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Integrated Healthcare Services to HMP Winchester
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
Main site or place of performance:
HMP/YOI Winchester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South East (NHSE) (the Commissioners) are seeking to recommission prime-provider led integrated healthcare services for HMP/YOI Winchester (Lot 2).
Interested providers should have the capacity and capability to provide an outcome focused, integrated and patient centred primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, delivering physical health, mental health, substance misuse and dental services.
NHSE will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers.
HMP/YOI Winchester is located in Winchester, Hampshire. It is a category B local prison that serves the local courts, with a small category C resettlement unit (West Hill). The prison houses sentenced and remand young offender and adult males and has an operational capacity of 678.
The services will be commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions/services in prison and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care.
The services included in the contracts include (please refer to the service specification(s) for a full list of the services):
• General Practitioners Provision
• Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions)
• Dental Services
• Pharmacy Services (including mechanism for Out of Hours provision)
• Inpatient Unit facility
• Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wing)
• Optometry
• Podiatry
• Audiology
• Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
• Health Promotion and Prevention
• Musculoskeletal therapies
• Smoking cessation
• Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary).
• Consultant-led Pain management clinic(s)
• Therapies
• Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2)
• Social Care provision - via a Section 75 agreement with the Local Authority
• Escort and Bedwatch Services (via a risk share agreement)
• Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; data and intelligence analysis)
In addition, the provider will be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care / community based specialist health provision, including hospital based services, to meet patient's health needs.
The Contract is due to commence on the 1st April 2027 for a term of 7 years.
The maximum total contract value is £49,994,000.
TUPE is likely to apply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
49 994 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Basic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-030252
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/07/2026
Local time: 12:15
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Re-procurement for the end of the 7 year contract.
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.
Early engagement market notices were published in relation to this procurement in December 2025 and April 2026, in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers and advertise a market engagement event. Although those who responded to that notice may be advised that this contract notice has been published, there will be no process exemptions or preferential treatment afforded to any parties who expressed an interest at that stage.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Horley, Surrey
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2026