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HMP Morton Hall & Swinderby Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF) - Integrated Healthcare Services

NHS England · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:01.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Integrated Healthcare Services at HMP Morton Hall & Swinderby Short-Term Holding Facility (STHF)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for primary healthcare including dental and optometry services, mental health and substance misuse services.<br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The contract period is for an initial period of 4 years from 18 February 2026 to17 February 2030 with option to extend for 12 months. The total contract value for the 5 years is £22,743,272.55. Additional information: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime(PSR).This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime)Regulations2023.For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/>Justification for Urgent award:-<br/>The contract award must be made urgently as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The incumbent provider decision was not foreseeable as this was a decision made by the Executive Board which the relevant authority is not party to.<br/>NHS England has a statutory duty to commission healthcare services in places of detention; failure to award this contract would be a breach of this duty and result in harm to this vulnerable patient group as there would be no alternative accessible healthcare services.<br/>Justification for Contract Length:-<br/>The new service contract will take a minimum of two years to embed, service development opportunities tobe realised and the desired improvements in patient outcomes to be monitored.<br/>Procurement of new healthcare services can then be based on an improved outcomes for patients and mature service delivery models.<br/>The Offender Health market offers a limited number of providers; the contract duration will afford commissioners time to review optimal service delivery models and stimulate the market to attract more providers ahead of a full procurement.<br/>Advice from National colleagues recommends the addition of an option to extend the contract for 12 months providing a 5-year contract length, the minimum contract length recognised as good practice.<br/>This decision was approved by NHS England Regional Commissioning Group on 01 May 2025.<br/>There are no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078c03
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
See Section VI.3 - Additional Information

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for primary healthcare including dental and optometry services, mental health and substance misuse services.<br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The contract period is for an initial period of 4 years from 18 February 2026 to17 February 2030 with option to extend for 12 months. The total contract value for the 5 years is £22,743,272.55. Additional information: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime(PSR).This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime)Regulations2023.For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/>Justification for Urgent award:-<br/>The contract award must be made urgently as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The incumbent provider decision was not foreseeable as this was a decision made by the Executive Board which the relevant authority is not party to.<br/>NHS England has a statutory duty to commission healthcare services in places of detention; failure to award this contract would be a breach of this duty and result in harm to this vulnerable patient group as there would be no alternative accessible healthcare services.<br/>Justification for Contract Length:-<br/>The new service contract will take a minimum of two years to embed, service development opportunities tobe realised and the desired improvements in patient outcomes to be monitored.<br/>Procurement of new healthcare services can then be based on an improved outcomes for patients and mature service delivery models.<br/>The Offender Health market offers a limited number of providers; the contract duration will afford commissioners time to review optimal service delivery models and stimulate the market to attract more providers ahead of a full procurement.<br/>Advice from National colleagues recommends the addition of an option to extend the contract for 12 months providing a 5-year contract length, the minimum contract length recognised as good practice.<br/>This decision was approved by NHS England Regional Commissioning Group on 01 May 2025.<br/>There are no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
0

Options

Description
Initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF3

Delivery Location

Description
HMP Morton Hall and Swinderby STHF

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-FTS-130973

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Sarah Groves

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-173903

Identifier

Legal Name
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Id
CRN: N/A - RP1

Address

Street Address
St Mary's Hospital, , London Road, , Kettering
Locality
Northamptonshire
Region
UK
Postal Code
NN15 7PW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The High Court
Id
GB-FTS-1661

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court

Address

Street Address
The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
099078-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-173903
Name
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
099078-2026-1
Award ID
099078-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
18 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
22,743,272.55
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 099078-2026award, contract ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

NHS England published an award and contract notice for integrated healthcare services at HMP Morton Hall and Swinderby STHF. The notice names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as the supplier and records a £22,743,272.55 contract value. The source includes an explicit contract signature date of 18 September 2026, but also marks the sole lot as cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.

Published outcome signals

  • Published notice20 October 2026Evidence: Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-20.
  • Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 099078-2026-1 has status 'active'.
  • Contract statusActive in the source recordEvidence: Contract 099078-2026-1 has status 'active'.
83% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
099078-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c03
First published
20 Oct 2026
Last checked
20 Oct 2026, 16:01
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
20 Oct 2026
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