AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust an urgent-provider-selection contract for integrated healthcare at HMP Lincoln. The published contract record states a signed date of 5 August 2026 and a total potential five-year value of £18,915,276.37, comprising an initial four-year term and a 12-month extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are published for lot 1. The notice says the award was made urgently after the incumbent provider unexpectedly served notice.
Market significanceThis is a substantial prison-healthcare requirement covering primary care, dental, optometry, mental health and substance-misuse services. NHS England describes the offender-health market as having a limited number of providers.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
96% confidenceAward 099081-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £18,915,276.37 total potential five-year contract value GBP · Active award
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The active award names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The linked active contract states £18,915,276.37; the lot narrative describes this as the total value for five years.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The release history records an award and contract notice published at 2026-10-20T14:52:58+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 099081-2026-1 is marked active and names one supplier.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed date recorded as 5 August 2026
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Contract 099081-2026-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-08-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender data, despite the linked award and contract being marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published total potential contract value
98% confidence£18,915,276.37
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Contract 099081-2026-1 records GBP 18,915,276.37; the lot description says this is the total contract value for five years.
Value basis
97% confidenceInitial four-year term plus one optional 12-month extension
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The lot description states an initial period of four years and an option to extend for 12 months, with the stated total covering five years.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Regional approval
93% confidence1 May 2025
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The lot description states that NHS England Regional Commissioning Group approved the decision on 01 May 2025.
Stated initial service period
95% confidence21 January 2026 to 20 January 2030
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The lot description gives these dates for the initial four-year period.
Recorded contract signature
98% confidence5 August 2026
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The contract record includes dateSigned 2026-08-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The release history records publication on 20 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIntegrated healthcare services at HMP Lincoln
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The process title and description state provision of Integrated Healthcare Services at HMP Lincoln.
Service coverage
98% confidencePrimary healthcare, dental, optometry, mental health and substance-misuse services
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Lot 1 describes integrated prison healthcare covering these services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 — Health and social work services
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The tender classification identifies CPV 85000000.
Delivery location
96% confidenceHMP Lincoln (UKF3)
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The item delivery location is HMP Lincoln and the 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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The process procurement method is limited and its details state an award procedure without prior publication.
Regulatory route
97% confidenceProvider Selection Regime urgent circumstances provision
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The lot description states the contract was awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Urgency rationale
94% confidenceThe notice says the incumbent unexpectedly served notice, requiring urgent continuity arrangements for statutory healthcare commissioning in detention settings.
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The lot narrative gives this rationale and says failure to award would leave no alternative accessible healthcare services.
Evaluation criteria
96% confidenceSafety and quality of care: 100; cost: 0
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The award criteria list 'To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care' as quality 100 and cost 0.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, participant, score or comparative-award information is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
95% confidence4 years: 21 January 2026 to 20 January 2030
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The lot description expressly states this initial contract period.
Extension option
98% confidenceOne optional extension of 12 months
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The options field and lot narrative state an initial four years with an option to extend for a further year.
Contract form/status
98% confidenceActive contract record with a recorded signed date
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Contract 099081-2026-1 is active and records dateSigned as 5 August 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity-led award
94% confidenceThe published rationale indicates the award was made to address immediate safety and care-continuity risks after the incumbent gave unexpected notice.
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The notice says the urgent award was necessary because the incumbent unexpectedly served notice and there was no alternative accessible healthcare service.
Market positioning
92% confidenceNHS England characterises offender health as a market with a limited number of providers and says the contract length allows time to review delivery models and stimulate the market before a full procurement.
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This is stated in the published justification for contract length.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe linked award and contract are active, while the only lot is marked cancelled.
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Award 099081-2026-1 and contract 099081-2026-1 are active; lot 1 has status cancelled.
Date sequence anomaly
98% confidenceThe stated initial service period begins on 21 January 2026, before the recorded signature date of 5 August 2026 and publication date of 20 October 2026.
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The lot narrative gives the initial period; the contract record gives dateSigned; release history gives publication date.
Supplier verification context
95% confidenceSupplier verification is marked not applicable; the supplier name is consistently supplied as Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, but no verified company number is provided.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and supplier identifier is 'CRN: N/A - RP1'.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, pricing breakdown, individual evaluation narrative, award date, or confirmed extension exercise is provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, contract and tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: the lot is cancelled while its linked award and contract are active.
- The stated service start predates the recorded contract signature and notice publication; the supplied data does not explain this sequence.
- The published £18,915,276.37 figure is stated as a five-year total including the extension option; no annual or initial-term-only breakdown is supplied.
- No competition metrics, bidder information, comparative scoring detail, award date or confirmation that the extension will be exercised are supplied.
- Supplier verification is marked not applicable and no verified company number is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HMP Lincoln healthcare contractNHS England awardNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trustprison healthcare servicesProvider Selection Regime
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the HMP Lincoln integrated healthcare award?
The active award record names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
What services are included?
The notice describes primary healthcare, dental, optometry, mental health and substance-misuse services at HMP Lincoln.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £18,915,276.37, described in the lot narrative as the total value for five years.
Was the contract competitively advertised?
The notice identifies a limited procedure without prior publication, using an urgent-circumstances Provider Selection Regime route.
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