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Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services in Merton

London Borough of Merton

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21 Jul 2026 at 14:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Merton commissioned specialist long-acting reversible contraception services for women in Merton. The service provides intrauterine contraception, including copper intrauterine devices and hormonal systems such as Mirena, Kyleena and Jaydess, together with sub-dermal implants. It supplements routine contraception delivered through GP core services and is intended to give women timely, convenient access to contraception closer to home, particularly in areas of greatest need. The wider purpose is to prevent unintended pregnancies and terminations while supporting informed personal choices. This is a healthcare service, classified under health and social work services (CPV 85000000), delivered through GP practices and other community settings within the London Borough of Merton. The buyer is the London Borough of Merton, based at Morden Civic Centre.

The procurement is complete and contracts were awarded on 7 July 2026 under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services. The Council used a Most Suitable Provider process and assessed identified providers against the five mandated key criteria. The award is valued at £695,486. Contracts were awarded to 22 Merton GP practices: Nelson Medical Centre, Wimbledon Village Surgery, Tamworth House Medical, Grand Drive Surgery, Wimbledon Medical Practice, Lambton Road Medical Centre, Cricket Green Medical Centre, Alexandra Road Surgery, Francis Grove Surgery, Morden Hall Medical Centre, Riverhouse Medical Practice, Vineyard Hill Road Surgery, West Barnes Surgery, Central Medical Centre, Colliers Wood Surgery, Faccini House, Figges Marsh Surgery, Merton Medical Practice, Mitcham and Tooting Health Centre, Mitcham Family Practice, Ravensbury Park Medical Centre and Wide Way Medical Centre. The contracts run from 8 July 2026 to 7 March 2031.

This award shows sustained local demand for community-based LARC provision commissioned by Merton and demonstrates that the Council is willing to use multiple GP practices to provide broad geographical access. A credible future supplier would need clinical capability to deliver the full range of specified intrauterine contraceptives and sub-dermal implants, supported by appropriately qualified healthcare professionals, safe device insertion and removal, and effective patient advice. Experience of delivering contraception or sexual health services in primary care or community settings would be relevant, as would the capacity to provide timely appointments close to residents and manage demand across areas of greatest need. Smaller organisations may be well placed to compete: the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs, and all 22 awarded providers are GP practices classified as SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services in Merton

Notice Description

The London Borough of Merton (The Council) hereby confirms the award of contracts for the specialist LARC service which will ensure that a full range of contraceptive options are available to women locally in addition to the routine contraception which is part of the GP core service. Long acting reversible contraception (LARC) is a longer lasting, more effective method of contraception and so is very effective in preventing pregnancy for those women who are not looking to get pregnant at the time. The LARC methods which will be available under these contracts will be: * Intra Uterine contraceptives (IUC) which include the Copper Intra Uterine Device (IUD) and Mirena/Kyleena(r)/Jaydess(r) (LNG-IUS) * Sub-Dermal Implants (SDI) Providing LARC services in the community allows timely and convenient access to sexual health services especially in areas of greatest need, with the broader aim of preventing unintended conceptions and terminations. The procurement has been undertaken in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime of The Healthcare Services Regulations 2023. The Council have considered the providers identified and the 5 Key Criteria mandated under the Most Suitable Provider process has been used to assess the providers identified for delivery of the service and the proposed contracting model. This will support The Council in ensuring women can access LARC contraception closer to home from trusted specialist healthcare providers without the need for long travel times and waiting times, allowing them to manage their own choices around pregnancy. No conflicts of interest were declared. An Intention of Approach notice was published via Find a Tender service on 24th June 2026 (notice identifier: 2026/S 000-059184 ). Contracts are hereby awarded to 22 GP practices within the London Borough of Merton. The contracts will run for an initial term of 4 years and 9 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c072697e-42a4-4c44-acde-f83e0b53fd5a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa9ecf36-7f61-4ed6-994e-45be906e00c2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£695,486 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£695,486 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 7 Mar 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Merton
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MORDEN
Postcode
SM4 5DX
Postcode Area
Sutton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Merton
Electoral Ward
Merton Park
Westminster Constituency
Wimbledon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
22
Supplier Names

Nelson Medical Centre

Wimbledon Village Surgery

Tamworth House Medical

Grand Drive Surgery

Wimbledon Medical Practice

Lambton Road Medical Centre

Cricket Green Medical Centre

Alexandra Road Surgery

Francis Grove Surgery

Morden Hall Medical Centre

Riverhouse Medical Practice

Vineyard Hill Road Surgery

West Barnes Surgery

Central Medical Centre

Colliers Wood Surgery

Faccini House

Figges Marsh Surgery

Merton Medical Practice

Mitcham and Tooting Health Centre

Mitcham Family Practice

Ravensbury Park Medical Centre

Wide Way Medical Centre

Further Information

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