Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
UK
Telephone: +44 1463704000
E-mail: nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Nairn Out of Hours Service
Reference number: HH010-25-TW26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Highland requires a GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours – Monday to Saturday - 18.00 – 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday – 08.00 – 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 816 488.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours –
Monday to Saturday - 18.00 – 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours
Saturday and Sunday – 08.00 – 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours
Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Nairn Health Care Group is the sole GP practice serving the Nairn and Ardersier population following a merger in 2012.
The service in question is intrinsically linked to the provision of primary care within this locality and cannot be
delivered by any other provider without significant disruption to continuity of care and patient safety. There are no
other practices within the area to deliver this service, and establishing a new provider would require structural changes
that are disproportionate and impractical. A competitive tender exercise was conducted in 2023,which resulted in only
one compliant submission—from Nairn Health Care Group—further evidencing the absence of market competition.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-059188
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nairn Healthcare Group
Cawdor Road
Nairn
IV12 5EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1667452096
NUTS: UKM6
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 816 488.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:815562)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Justice Cnetre
Inverness
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/11/2025