Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire
7 & 8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y63
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHSE1068 - Primary Care & MH Services for West Yorkshire Adult Male Prisons
Reference number
NHSE1068
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice Team) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Primary Care Services (including Substance Misuse) and Mental Health Services (including Learning Disabilities and Autism) for West Yorkshire adult male prisons within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026
Contract End Date: 30 March 2034
The contract term is for a total period of 8 years.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £129,930,952
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85142100 - Physiotherapy services
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- 85160000 - Optician services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
HMP Leeds
HMP Wakefield
HMP Wealstun
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice Team) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission Primary Care Services (including Substance Misuse) and Mental Health Services (including Learning Disabilities and Autism) for West Yorkshire Adult Male Prisons within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) under Atamis Reference NHSE1068.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 years commencing on 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 03 October 2025.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 26 August 2025.
Please note, as part of this competition process providers will be required to attend an interview (held in person and will take place at NHS England Head Office: NHS England, 7 & 8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP) on a date and time to be determined, during the week of 06 October 2025 - 10 October 2025.
Legal, economic, financial, and technical information
Conditions for participation
The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 1 - Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 51
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 2 - Integration and Collaboration / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 3 - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 4 - Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Key Criteria 5 - Value (Price) / Weighting: 15
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £129,930,952
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The Relevant Authority has assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined above and in the provider response documentation.
The Provider Response Documentation includes the contract award criteria, including the agreed relative importance of key criteria (for example, weightings apportioned to questions within the key criteria) against which responses will be evaluated. The providers will be assessed against the relevant 5 key criteria.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
It is anticipated that TUPE does not apply for this contract, however Providers are advised to form their own view whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice as necessary. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-019230
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 October 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 October 2025
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire
7 & 8 Wellington Place
Leeds, West Yorkshire
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom