AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded an urgent contract to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for adult male medium-secure and low-secure mental health services. The published contract record states a value of £17,010,616 and a signed date of 15 September 2026, with services stated to run to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement used the urgent-circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, without a prior call for competition.
Market significanceThis is a high-value, short-term continuity arrangement for specialised secure mental health provision, prompted by regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider's ability to continue delivering the services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
97% confidenceAward 098488-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £17,010,616 GBP · Active award and active contract
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The active award names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as supplier. The linked contract has a total value of GBP 17,010,616; as there is one supplier and one linked lot, the source does not provide a separate lot-level value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; complete
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The process is marked display status “awarded”, source status “complete”, and the release tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098488-2026-1 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 098488-2026-1 is recorded with status active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 September 2026
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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-09-15.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite the linked award and contract both being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£17,010,616
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The contract value is GBP 17,010,616, and the notice describes this as the estimated lifetime contract value for 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-15.
Stated service period start
97% confidence15 September 2026
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The notice description states that the contract will run from 15 September 2026.
Stated service period end
97% confidence31 March 2027
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The notice description states that the contract will run to 31 March 2027.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The process published_at timestamp is 2026-10-19T13:41:06+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Services
99% confidenceSpecialised mental health adult male medium-secure and low-secure services
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The lot description specifies specialised adult male medium-secure and low-secure services.
Patient context
98% confidencePatients liable to detention under the Mental Health Act whose risks cannot be managed safely in other mental health settings
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This is stated in the lot description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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The tender classification is CPV 85100000, Health services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKF2
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The item delivery address is recorded as region UKF2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The tender records procurement method limited and method details “Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition”.
Regulatory route
98% confidenceUrgent circumstances under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023
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The lot description says NHS England applied the urgent-circumstances provision under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023.
Reason for urgency
98% confidenceImmediate continuity and safe-care need following regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider's ability to deliver services
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The notice states that regulatory action affected the incumbent provider’s ability to continue delivery and created an immediate need to maintain continuity and safe patient care.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or competing suppliers published
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The supplied notice data contains no tenderer count, bidder list, or bid evaluation results.
Award criteria
94% confidenceQuality 100%; cost 0%, described as addressing immediate risks to safety and quality of care
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Lot 1 records quality with description 100 and cost with description 0 under the same criterion wording.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
97% confidence15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The notice states this service period; the contract record is signed on 15 September 2026.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 records hasOptions as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity-driven award
97% confidenceThe procurement was explicitly framed as a short-term urgent continuity arrangement rather than a full competitive process.
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The notice says a full procurement could not be completed in the required timescales and cites immediate safety and continuity needs.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £17.01m figure is published as an estimated lifetime contract value for the stated term.
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The notice describes £17,010,616 as the estimated lifetime contract value, while the contract record carries the same amount.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are both marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 098488-2026-1 and contract 098488-2026-1 have active status.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied award record has no award_date.
Supplier verification context
98% confidenceNo verified company name was supplied; identity processing is marked not applicable rather than Companies House verified.
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The supplier verification record shows status not_applicable and no verified company name or number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains a material lifecycle inconsistency: linked lot 1 is cancelled, but the award and contract are active. This analysis does not resolve that contradiction.
- No award date, bid count, tenderer list, bid scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, or detailed evaluation record was supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms were published.
- No verified company name or Companies House verification result was supplied for the supplier; the supplied organisation name is reported as the source identity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trustadult male medium secure servicesadult male low secure servicesProvider Selection Regimeurgent awardmental health services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the contract?
The active award names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £17,010,616, described in the notice as the estimated lifetime value.
When does the stated service period end?
The notice states 31 March 2027.
Why was the award made without prior competition?
The notice cites urgent circumstances, including regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider and an immediate need to maintain safe continuity of care.
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