Notice Information
Notice Title
Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region - Window 2
Notice Description
NHS England - East of England (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award contracts to:<br/><br/>1. Provide Community Interest Company<br/><br/>This is for the Provision of Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region (window 2) following a robust Competitive Process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
** This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process**
Cervical screening is a national evidence-based programme providing screening for women and people with a cervix aged between 25 and 64 years to help prevent cervical cancer.
Nationally there is a drive to increase access to cervical screening, including through the use of sexual health services. In 2023 a national Integrated sexual health service specification was launched to support cervical screening in that setting. The service is for both opportunistic cervical screening and opportunistic immunisations within existing sexual health service providers.
NHS England - East of England (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to:
1. Provide Community Interest Company
for the Provision of Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region (window 2) following a robust Competitive Process.
The contract will be delivered under the NHS Standard Contract (2024/25 Particulars General Conditions and Service Conditions (full lengths)). Services are expected to commence on 20th August 2025 and end 31st March 2028.
Contracts awarded as a result of this process do not commit activity and are zero value. The maximum estimated total contract value available based on total budget available and 100% activity completed, for the full contract duration
The lifetime value of the contracts (including extensions) is PS236,120.00.
This is a new service and has been awarded to current Sexual Health providers.
Options: Services are expected to commence on 20th August 2025 and end 31st March 2028 with an option for the Commissioner to extend for a further 2 years until 31st March 2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054967
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043491-2025
- 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
85121210 - Gyneacologic or obstetric services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £734,520 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £734,520 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £236,120 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- Neelam Saroe
- Contact Email
- neelamsaroe@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
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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