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NCC1722 Integrated Sexual Health Service

Northumberland County Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 14:44

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council procured a fully integrated sexual health service for Northumberland. The requirement covers health services, including the delivery of an integrated model for local sexual health provision under the Provider Selection Regime. The service is described as a new service to be delivered by an existing provider. The buying organisation is Northumberland County Council, and delivery is in Northumberland. The selected provider is Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust based in Newcastle upon Tyne. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations with the clinical, operational and governance capability to deliver comprehensive sexual health services across the county, rather than to suppliers providing only individual products, narrow clinical services or general health-sector support.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Northumberland County Council used Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime, described as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was made to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The contract is active and was signed on 20 August 2026. It is for four years from 1 April 2027, with the requirement describing an option to extend for a further two years. The estimated annual value is £2,708,563, while the signed contract value is £16,251,378, both in GBP. One bid was recorded. Evaluation concerned whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract and was likely to meet the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, assessed against quality and cost.

Although this award is complete, it identifies a defined and substantial requirement for integrated sexual health provision in Northumberland. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver a county-wide service rather than isolated interventions, with strong clinical capability, service integration, safeguarding, referral management and continuity of care. The buyer’s stated assessment focused on whether an existing provider was performing satisfactorily and could continue to meet the proposed standard, so evidence of comparable performance, measurable quality and dependable service delivery would be important. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s selection also indicates that an established healthcare organisation with sufficient operational capacity and NHS-sector governance arrangements was well placed to satisfy this requirement. Relevant providers should monitor this buyer’s approach to integrated sexual health services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCC1722 Integrated Sexual Health Service

Notice Description

A fully integrated sexual health service under the Provider Selection Regime.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract will provide a fully integrated Sexual Health Service, which the Council intends to award to an existing provider following direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The contract is for a period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, commencing on 01 April 2027 with an estimated annual value of PS2,708,563 This a new service, with an existing provider.

Procurement Information

The intention is to award this contract under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8bc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079514-2026
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,251,378 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks 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
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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