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Direct Award - Targeted Prevention of Sexual Reproductive Health Services

TORBAY COUNCIL

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19 May 2021 at 11:43

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Torbay Council, which is seeking to award contracts for the "Direct Award - Targeted Prevention of Sexual Reproductive Health Services", categorised under social services. This procurement falls under the limited method with awards made without prior publication of a call for competition. The process encompasses two lots: Workforce Training and Community-Based Interventions, and a Condom Distribution Scheme. These contracts aim to improve sexual and reproductive health services within the Torbay local authority area. The contracts were signed on 22 March 2021, and the initial term aligns with the main clinical contract running until 30 June 2023, with potential extensions available.

This tender presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and healthcare providers focused on community health services, particularly those with expertise in workforce training and public health initiatives. Businesses well-suited to compete would include organisations that specialise in sexual health education, community health interventions, and distribution programmes targeting young adults. By engaging in this procurement, companies could contribute significantly to enhancing public health outcomes, while also positioning themselves for future opportunities as the Council plans to consolidate these services with integrated health offerings.

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Notice Title

Direct Award - Targeted Prevention of Sexual Reproductive Health Services

Notice Description

The procurement of Targeted Prevention for Sexual and Reproductive Health services has been delayed due to a range of factors beyond Torbay Council's control since 2017/18. In order to bring the outstanding prevention services in line with timescales for the main clinical contracts, as well as deliver system improvements in a timely manner, the Council is proposing to award the following Lots which combine to form the Targeted Prevention for Sexual and Reproductive Health service: Lot One - Workforce training and Community based interventions Lot Two - Condom Distribution Scheme Individually and as a combined service the value of these contracts sits below the threshold for regulated procurement, this notice is being published to ensure that the contract awards meet the requirements set out within Torbay Council's internal governance framework in respect of exemption from the application of Contract Procedures.

Lot Information

Workforce training and Community based interventions

The workforce training programme will enable specialist workforces, including the children and young people's workforce across all sectors to improve interventions with residents around relationships and sexual wellbeing. Community based interventions will take an intelligence led approach to identifying key groups and communities most likely to engage in riskier sexual behaviours and poor reproductive and health outcomes. This could include those with multiple or concurrent partners, older adults, sex workers and people with multiple and complex needs. Interventions will be time bound and outcome focussed.

Options: The initial term of the main clinical sexual and reproductive health contract runs until 30 June 2023 with the option to extend on + 1 + 1 basis. This contract is intended to run co-terminus with the headline contract to support future procurement alignment, so may be subject to extension on the same basis.

Condom Distribution Scheme

The aim of the contract is to prevent poor sexual and reproductive health amongst the population of Torbay. In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012 certain public health responsibilities were transferred from the NHS to Local Authorities in 2013. Torbay Council has a legal duty to take action to improve the health and wellbeing of residents and to reduce differences in health outcomes (health inequalities) between different groups of people. The prevention services will provide a condom distribution scheme for 13-24 year olds in Torbay and seek to improve knowledge, skills and access to preventing poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. This will include a robust digital offer and appropriate marketing campaigns aimed at sexually active young adults.

Options: The initial term of the main clinical sexual and reproductive health contract runs until 30 June 2023 with the option to extend on + 1 + 1 basis. This contract is intended to run co-terminus with the headline contract to support future procurement alignment, so may be subject to extension on the same basis.

Procurement Information

Individually and as a combined service the value of these contracts sits below the threshold for regulated procurement of social and other specific services. This notice is being published to ensure the contract awards meet the requirements set out within Torbay Council's internal governance framework in respect of exemption from the application of Contract Procedures. A tender notice (2017/S 182-373398) under social and other specific services was published in OJEU on 18 May 2017 for two interconnected services - (A) Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service and (B) Targeted Sexual and Reproductive Health Prevention Service, but the tender process in respect of (B) was not completed. The services detailed under this VEAT notice comprise the provision which would have sat within (B) had the contract been awarded. Since early 2018 Torbay Council has been working to retender the Targeted Sexual and Reproductive Health Prevention Service. This work has experienced delays to enable public consultation on a revised scope, the outcome of that consultation and budget reductions. More recently the impact of COVID-19 has resulted in a lack of internal resource and market capacity to respond to a tender process. Current provision is based on services in place prior to the 2017 tender which are no longer fit for purpose. Subject to the outcome of this VEAT notice and approval through its internal governance mechanisms Torbay Council intends to: * Directly award a new contract to the incumbent provider in respect of Workforce training and Community based interventions, who are in the best position to maintain continuity of service whilst undertaking the remodelling required under the revised specification (Lot 1). * Modify the contract of the current provider of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service awarded following the 2017/2018 tender process, to include the Condom Distribution Scheme. The incumbent provider has been fully consulted on this approach (Lot 2). The long-term intention is to include these services within the re-procurement of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service, at which point the Council will be in a position to fully understand the budget and requirements for the provision moving forwards. Although it may be that the decision is taken to tender these services as standalone provision at some during the intervening period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b2af
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011070-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85320000 - Social services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TORBAY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Miss Tracey Field
Contact Email
tracey.field@torbay.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1803208391

Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Post Town
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay

Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

NORTHERN DEVON HEALTHCARE TRUST

THE EDDYSTONE TRUST

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