Planning

Sexual Health Services

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

23 Jan 2023 at 11:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Leicestershire County Council is conducting a planning phase tender for Sexual Health Services. This opportunity falls under the Health and Social Work Services category, with a contract value of GBP 3,500,000. The Authorities are seeking providers for various sexual health services which include clinical services, contraception services, and online health services. The engagement end date for this soft market testing exercise is set for 27th February 2023.

This tender by the Leicestershire County Council presents an opportunity for health service providers to engage in a soft market testing exercise for future commissioning intentions. The process involves voluntary participation to determine market interest for delivering Sexual Health Services across Leicestershire and Rutland. Businesses involved in healthcare services, particularly in sexual health, are well-suited to compete in this planning stage tender for potential future procurement activity. Interested parties can access the questionnaire and further information via the EastMidsTenders portal.

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Notice Title

Sexual Health Services

Notice Description

Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils (the Authorities) are seeking suitably qualified providers to participate in a soft market testing exercise relating to the delivery of Sexual Health Services across Leicestershire and Rutland. The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to determine the level of interest in the marketplace for the delivery of Sexual Health Services across Leicestershire and Rutland. This includes, (1) Integrated Sexual Health Clinical Services, (2) Community Based Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services, (3) Community Based Emergency Hormonal Contraception Services and (4) Online Sexual Health Services. The current contracts for these services end 31 March 2024. New services are required to commence 01 April 2024. Further information on our planned approach can be found in the Dec 2022 cabinet papers. https://politics.leics.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6746 We would like to hear from existing, as well as new providers, to inform our future commissioning intentions and the development/refinement of the service specification. This exercise is not a formal tendering process. Participation in this exercise is completely voluntary and submitting, or not submitting a response, would not preclude you from any further procurement activity. The Authorities are seeking written responses to the Questionnaire (there is no obligation to answer all the questions; and no scoring will take place). Following the submission of the questionnaire and upon consideration of the responses, the Authorities may wish to invite providers to attend a follow up meeting to discuss your responses. Attendance is not in any way mandatory but a face-to-face discussion would assist the Authorities in determining future commissioning and procurement intentions. To express your interest and obtain the Questionnaire to complete, you will need to log onto the EastMidsTenders portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). Please note, if you are not a registered user of this portal, you will need to register your organisation details first. Once logged in, you will be able to express an interest and download the questionnaire. If you encounter any issues or require further assistance, please contact Proactis Technical Support Team via email, ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com. This will auto-log you a support ticket in the PROACTIS Supplier Support Helpdesk, http://proactis.kayako.com/default You will receive email notifications regarding your expression of interest or other important actions on the system. Email alerts may be blocked by your SPAM filter. Please ensure that emails from the domain "@due-north.com" are excluded from the SPAM filter "blocked addresses".

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ee10cb2a-de62-40ea-9182-065269eeaaeb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65ddb4ec-748a-4da3-8a37-640087437ea2
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Feb 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Baz Mistry
Contact Email
baz.mistry@leics.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1163055119

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
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
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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