Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Organisation Data Service
A3HOT
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
NHSE942 - South Yorkshire Male Prisons - Primary Care (including Substance Misuse) and Mental Health (Including Learning Disability and Autism)
Reference number
NHSE942
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work 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 South Yorkshire adult male prisons within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
HMP & YOI Doncaster
HMP & YOI Moorland
HMP Lindholme
HMP & YOI Hatfield
Contract Start Date: 01 September 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2035
The contract term is for a total period of 8 years and 7 months.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £149,994,454
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
Main site or place of performance
HMP & YOI Doncaster
HMP & YOI Moorland
HMP Lindholme
HMP & YOI Hatfield
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 South Yorkshire Adult Male Prisons within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) under Atamis Reference NHSE942.
HMP & YOI Doncaster
HMP & YOI Moorland
HMP Lindholme
HMP & YOI Hatfield
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 5 years and 7 months commencing on 01 September 2026, with an option to extend for a further 3 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 21 November 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 07 October 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
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
103
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 November 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
22 November 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom