Tender: Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for HMP Ford, HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester

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NHS England South East (NHSE) is seeking a prime provider to recommission integrated, outcome-focused, patient-centred healthcare services at HMP Ford, HMP Lewes and HMP/YOI Winchester. The provider must deliver or coordinate community-equivalent primary care, mental health, substance misuse, dental and pharmacy services, inpatient unit provision, allied health services (optometry, podiatry, audiology), therapies including musculoskeletal and consultant-led pain clinics, sexual health and blood borne virus testing, smoking cessation, health promotion, social care at HMP/YOI Winchester, escort and bedwatch arrangements, and fit-for-purpose administrative and data management support, with NHSE holding the contract and the prime provider able to subcontract specialist services. The procurement is split into Lot 1 (HMP Ford and HMP Lewes) and Lot 2 (HMP/YOI Winchester); contracts are seven years in length, commencing 1 April 2027 for HMP Ford and HMP Lewes (maximum total value £54,663,063) and 1 July 2027 for HMP/YOI Winchester (maximum total value £49,994,000). TUPE is likely to apply and the procurement follows an open competitive Invitation to Tender process with ITT responses due by 12:00 on 31 July 2026; NHS South, Central and West CSU is managing the procurement on behalf of the commissioner and management may transfer to a successor during the process.