Medical Support Services to Lawson Memorial Hospital

A Prior Information Notice (Social)
by NHS HIGHLAND

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £452K

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 15 Aug 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Lawson Memorial Hospital

Geochart for 2 buyers and 3 suppliers

2 buyers

NHS Highland Inverness

3 suppliers

Brora & Helmsdale Medical Practice Brora
Golspie Medical Practice Golspie
Dornoch Medical Practice Dornoch

Description

NHS Highland requires a Medical Support Service to be provided to Lawson Memorial Community Hospital based at Golspie in the North Highlands.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice to indicate that NHS Highland intend to Direct Award a Contract for the Provision of a Medical Support Service to Lawson Memorial Hospital. The Services shall be provided by three Medical Practices. The Contract is expected to be in place for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months to ensure continuity of this essential service.

Award Detail

1	Brora & Helmsdale Medical Practice (Brora) Num offers: 3 Value: £451,560 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
2	Golspie Medical Practice (Golspie) Num offers: 3 Value: £451,560 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
3	Dornoch Medical Practice (Dornoch) Num offers: 3 Value: £451,560 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.

CPV Codes

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

Indicators

Legal Justification

This is a small community hospital providing care to the people of East Sutherland. It’s role forms part of a clinical strategy to provide care to particularly older adults, close to their own community, with the delivery of care provided by their own GPs. Continuity of care is particularly important for this patient group. For this reason it is key that medical cover is provided by local practices, with the GPs fulfilling their role as Expert Medical Generalists as per the 2018 GMS contract, leading the wider multidisciplinary team. These practices are also small rural practices, which are amongst our most fragile providers. The income from the hospital contract is important to keep these as sustainable independent practices.