Market Engagement Event for Healthcare services in the East of England
Details
- Buyer
- NHS England
- Published
- 9 September 2026
- Submission
- 18 September 2026
- Source
- uk:atamis:dhsc
Tender description
NHS England (East of England) intends to undertake a procurement for healthcare services across the following prisons: HMP Chelmsford HMP The Mount HMP Highpoint, HMP Hollesley Bay HMP Warren Hill HMP Norwich HMP Wayland HMP Bure and the Commissioners would like to seek the providers’ views on how the service could be configured including lotting approach This is purely a market assessment exercise. Any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately, and all organisations wishing to participate will need to respond to the procurement opportunity if and when it is published The aim of the market engagement exercise is to inform potential providers of the opportunity and to assist the commissioner in deciding on the most appropriate strategy including lotting approach for the future procurement. If you wish to attend the market engagement event (please note that this event is held in person at Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB ) please register on the Atamis website https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcomeand complete the questionnaire. The project reference is C469545-Market Engagement Event for Healthcare services in the East of England. Organisations who wish to attend the Market engagement event need to submit the questionnaire by 12noon on 18th September 2026. Please note that no more than three individuals pre organisation can attend the event
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published9 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date18 September 2026
About the buyer
NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Every tender is advertised on Atamis, the NHS's single eCommercial system, and larger contracts appear on Find a Tender. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime. Seven regional teams support the commissioning of healthcare services across the country. The central commercial function that develops procurement strategy for the whole NHS sits here.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-england.gov |
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