Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
Provision of GP Services
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of GP Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Smns
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:52
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About this tender
In brief
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of GP Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire. The contract went to Smns. It was awarded on 30 September 2025. The contract value is £288,808.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 December 2025. The notice number is 081633-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f30c.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process involves the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which has initiated a tender for the provision of GP services at HMP Ranby, classified under health services (CPV 85100000). The buying organisation, a body governed by public law, is seeking to urgently award due to unforeseeable circumstances and patient safety considerations. The procurement method utilised is limited, involving direct award procedures without prior publication.
The procurement stage has reached completion, and the contract, valued at £288,808.70, was signed on 1st October 2025. The contract's nature required an urgent award to ensure continuity of healthcare services following an emergency award by NHS England. The location of the service provision is specified as UKF1, with involvement from SMNS Ltd as the supplier.
The contract's criteria weighted significantly on quality (70%) alongside cost (30%), prioritising providers that excel in delivering superior service standards while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Large-scale enterprises, such as SMNS Ltd, have already shown capability in this domain, illustrating the competitive landscape for such urgent healthcare service provisions.
The notice in full
Provision of GP Services in secure location
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Ranby to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety.
The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service.
The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Smns
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £288,808
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 081633-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f30c
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN15 7PW
- Electoral ward
- Windmill
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Delivery area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Cathy Headland
- Phone
- +44 7892766023
- Address
- Kettering, NN15 7PW · East Midlands · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Smns
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Provision of GP Services
Who won the Provision of GP Services contract?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Smns on 30 September 2025.
How much is the Provision of GP Services contract worth?
The contract value is £288,808.
Who is the buyer for Provision of GP Services?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands. The named contact is Cathy Headland, on +44 7892766023.
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