AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England published a notice for integrated healthcare at HMP North Sea Camp, naming Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for award 099076-2026-1. The source records a signed, active contract worth £8,836,535, but the associated sole lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeThe notice identifies one supplier and one related lot. Contract data gives a signature date of 22 July 2026 and an active status; the contradictory cancelled lot status means the operational outcome cannot be stated conclusively.
Market significanceThis is a £8.84m maximum five-year prison healthcare requirement, covering primary care, optometry, mental health and substance-misuse services, awarded through a procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
94% confidenceAward 099076-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £8,836,535 shared contract value; only one supplier is named GBP · Named supplier on active award record
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Award 099076-2026-1 names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and relates to lot 1. The linked contract value is GBP 8,836,535.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-20T14:51:30+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 099076-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive; signature date recorded as 22 July 2026
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Contract 099076-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-07-22.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence£8,836,535
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Contract 099076-2026-1 value.amount is 8,836,535 GBP; lot narrative describes this as the total value for five years.
Value basis
95% confidenceFive-year total, including the extension option
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Lot 1 states an initial four-year period plus a 12-month option and says the total contract value for five years is £8,836,535.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated initial term
95% confidence18 March 2026 to 17 March 2030
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Lot 1 narrative states an initial four-year period from 18 March 2026 to 17 March 2030.
Extension option
97% confidenceUp to 12 months
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Lot 1 options description states an option to extend for a further year.
Recorded contract signature
98% confidence22 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-07-22.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIntegrated prison healthcare services
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Process and lot descriptions describe provision of integrated healthcare at HMP North Sea Camp.
Included services
98% confidencePrimary healthcare, optometry, mental health and substance-misuse services
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Lot 1 description lists these services.
Category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Tender classification is CPV 85000000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceHMP North Sea Camp, UKF3
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Item deliveryLocation is HMP North Sea Camp and delivery address region is UKF3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails states award procedure without prior publication.
Published rationale
95% confidenceUrgent circumstances following unexpected notice from the incumbent provider
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Lot 1 narrative says the incumbent unexpectedly served notice; the procurement rationale directs readers to additional information.
Evaluation criteria
94% confidenceSafety and quality of care: 100; price: 0
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists quality criterion 'To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care' at 100 and price at 0.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, competing suppliers, or evaluation scores are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
98% confidenceFour years
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Lot 1 states an initial period of four years.
Extension
98% confidenceOne optional 12-month extension
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Lot 1 hasOptions is true and describes a further 12-month option.
Contract signature evidence
98% confidenceA signature date is explicitly recorded
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Contract record includes dateSigned 2026-07-22.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial driver
92% confidenceContinuity and care-risk mitigation appear central to the published award rationale
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The notice cites urgent circumstances after incumbent notice and gives 100 weighting to immediate safety and quality of care.
Pricing transparency
98% confidenceOnly an aggregate five-year value is published
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The source provides one contract value and no service-level, annual, or lot-level price breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status conflict
99% confidenceThe contract and award records are active, while the only related lot is cancelled; this analysis does not resolve the conflict or treat the service as operationally active.
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Award and contract statuses are 'active'; lot 1 status is 'cancelled'.
Date sequence anomaly
98% confidenceThe stated service period begins before the recorded contract signature date.
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Lot period begins 18 March 2026; contract dateSigned is 22 July 2026.
Supplier verification
98% confidenceThe supplier is identified from the notice, but no external company-verification result is supplied.
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Verification status is not_applicable and verified company fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved lifecycle conflict: the only lot is cancelled while its linked award and contract are active, so final delivery or operational status is unknown.
- The stated service start date predates the recorded signature date; the source does not explain this sequence.
- No bid count, bidder list, scoring detail, individual price breakdown, award date, or explanation of any cancellation is supplied.
- No verified company name or company number is supplied for the named supplier; its identity is reported as listed in the notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HMP North Sea Campintegrated healthcare servicesNHS EnglandNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trustprison healthcare contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is named on award 099076-2026-1.
What is the published value?
The linked contract record gives a value of £8,836,535, described in the lot narrative as the total for up to five years.
Is the contract status clear?
No. The award and contract records are active, but the sole related lot is marked cancelled.
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