Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Team
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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.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 and Mental Health Services for West Yorkshire Adult Male Prisons
Reference number
NHSE1068
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
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 have undertaken a competition process to provide 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: 31 March 2032
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 years, 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £122,297,504
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
NHSE1068 - 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 Probate Service (HMPPS).
Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2032
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 years, 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.
Contract Value: £122,297,504
This is an Existing and incumbent provider.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 51
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability / 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 / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Key Criteria 5: Value (Price) / Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.
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 000-051131
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited
1330 Arlington Business Park
Reading, Berkshire
RG7 4SA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
10498997
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £122,297,504
Total value of the contract/lot: £122,297,504
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 31 December 2025. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
The individual(s) making the award decision are:
· NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice Team) Local Governance Group and Regional Leadership Group.
· Senior Commissioning Manager - Health and Justice
· Consultant in Public Health
· Head of Health and Justice
· Commissioning Manager
· Senior Nursing and Quality Manager
· Pharmaceutical Adviser
· Programme Officer
· Health and Justice Public Health Specialist
· Lead Commissioner for Secure and Detained Estate
· Custodial Senior Commissioning Manager
· Public Health Speciality Registrar
· Quality and Safety Lead
· Deputy Governor
· Head of Residence
· Lived Experience Evaluator
There were no declared potential conflicts of interest for individuals making the award decision.
Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process and no potential conflicts were identified.
The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information.
The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the provider response documentation.
Quality and Innovation - 51%
Value (price) - 15%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 12%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 12%
Social Value - 10%
The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality (key criteria) and finance, evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider and have been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire - Health and Justice Team
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom