Notice Information
Notice Title
Sexual Health Services - out of area contacts (Service User Choice)
Notice Description
Direct awards will be issued to any qualified Provider who a service user chooses to access sexual health services from who are out of area from West Northamptonshire.
Procurement Information
User Choice Contract - Taken from PA23: 15. The public contract is a contract for the supply of user choice services and the conditions in paragraph 17 are met. 16. In paragraph 15, "user choice services" means services- (a)that are of a kind specified in regulations under section 9 (light touch contracts), (b)that are supplied for the benefit of a particular individual, and (c)in respect of which a contracting authority would, in awarding a contract for their supply, be required under an enactment to have regard to the views of the individual, or a person providing care to the individual (their "carer"), in relation to who should supply the services. 17. The conditions are that- (a)the individual to whom the services are to be supplied or their carer has expressed a preference as to who should supply the services, or the nature of the services to be supplied is such that only one supplier is capable of providing them, and (b)the contracting authority considers that it is not in the best interests of the individual to award the contract under section 19.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0511f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020826-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2025 - 31 May 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- NN1 1ED
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Northampton North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020826-2025
13th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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