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The Zone - Young People's Sexual Health Services Plymouth

Cornwall Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 09:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council commissioned young people’s sexual health services in Plymouth. The service provides confidential contraception advice, sexual health advice and support, and information about long-term contraception methods. It includes operating as a registration and distribution point for Brook’s C-Card condom scheme, offering free Chlamydia screening, and providing pregnancy testing with pre- and post-test support. Where appropriate, the service includes swift referral to termination of pregnancy services. It also routinely signposts young people to specialist contraception and sexual health sessions. This is a health and social work service, delivered for young people in Plymouth. The requirement is organised as a single service lot and is intended to provide accessible, confidential support alongside referral and prevention activity.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED. It was run by Cornwall Council as a below-threshold procurement. The contract was signed on 20 February 2025, started on 1 April 2025 and runs until 31 March 2029. Its value is £21,300 excluding VAT, or £25,560 including VAT. The award covers the single lot and is recorded as active. The procurement was assessed as a services requirement, with the contract awarded to the selected supplier. The arrangement therefore represents an established council purchase rather than an opportunity to submit a tender. The award is for the full young people’s sexual health service described above, including contraception support, screening, pregnancy testing, referrals and signposting.

This procurement shows demand from Cornwall Council for a focused, community-facing young people’s sexual health service in Plymouth. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need to provide confidential contraception and sexual health advice, explain long-term contraceptive methods, and support young people sensitively through screening and pregnancy testing. Credible providers would also need reliable referral pathways for termination of pregnancy services and specialist sexual health sessions, alongside the ability to administer or support the C-Card condom scheme. Experience engaging young people, safeguarding practice, accessible local delivery and the capacity to provide prompt support across several linked activities would be important. The successful provider is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that this type of specialist VCSE delivery model can meet the council’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Zone - Young People's Sexual Health Services Plymouth

Notice Description

To provide confidential contraception and sexual health advice and support and information about long term methods of contraception. * To act as a registration and distribution point for the C-Card condom scheme as provided by Brook. * To provide free Chlamydia screening. * To provide pregnancy testing to young people including pre and post-test support and swift referral to termination of pregnancy services if appropriate. * To routinely signpost young people to specialist contraception and sexual health sessions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070051-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£21,300 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cornwall Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Postcode Area
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

Further Information

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