Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Lincolnshire
Notice Description
This is an Intention to Award notice to provide Adult Sexual Assault Referral Services in Lincolnshire. Following a robust competitive procedure commissioners intend to award Partnering Health Ltd with the contract to provider Adult SARC services in Lincolnshire.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Sexual assault referral centres, or SARCs, provide a safe space and dedicated care for anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted or abused. They offer a range of services, including crisis care, medical and forensic examinations, emergency contraception and testing for sexually transmitted infections. They can also arrange access to an independent sexual violence advisor (ISVA), as well as referrals to mental health support and voluntary sector sexual violence support services.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice following a competitive process for the provision of the Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Lincolnshire for NHS England Midlands.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS4,037,894.
This is an existing services and this will be a new provider.
The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2033 (this includes the commissioners option to extend for 2 years)
Renewal: Initial contract of 5 years and the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05240e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062306-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,724,756 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,724,756 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,037,894 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2033 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Sarah Groves
- Contact Email
- sarah.groves4@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire, TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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