Contract award · 1 Apr 2026

Ridgeway Secure In patient Healthcare service

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Ridgeway Secure In patient Healthcare service” to Zetland Medical Practise for £330k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Value
£330,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2026
  2. Published2 Jul 2026Published 92 days after the contract date

Description

This service will provide a physical healthcare solution to an existing gap in mainstream service delivery in the trust's secure inpatient service Ridgeway. The supplier will be expected to provide General Practitioner Services to Secure Inpatient Services within Ridgeway. The provision of service will be based on • 3 (4 hour) clinical sessions per week • 5 hours of service development/clinical supervision per week. • The number of sessions will be adjusted to allow for Bank Holidays, sickness and annual leave of the General Practitioner(s). There will be access to 4 qualified doctors 2 of which are registrars to suppor the service This results in a premium of 52 x 3 clinical sessions and 52 x 5 hours. Included within these hours. This service will be required to report on a monthly basis, attend contract meetings on a quarterly basis and contract review will be annually. Zetland medical practice has proven and established ability to continue to provide these services effectively. The…

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