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Direct award to Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust for the delivery of Community Clinics and Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH)

Royal Borough of Greenwich

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20 Aug 2026 at 20:32

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Summary of the contracting process

Royal Borough of Greenwich commissioned community clinics and a Contraception & Sexual Health (CASH) service in London. The service provides rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services, alongside rapid access to the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections. Its purpose is to reduce the prevalence and transmission of sexually transmitted infections while maintaining accessible sexual health provision. The procurement is classified as miscellaneous health services. The selected provider is Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust. The requirement covers both the core CASH service and additional rapid-access provision for sexually transmitted infection services following the insolvency of the previous provider. Delivery is therefore focused on community-based sexual health and contraception services for Greenwich residents.

This was an urgent direct award without prior publication of a competition, made under the Provider Selection Regime and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The stated reasons were provider insolvency, clinical criticality, no viable alternative, transition complexity and immediate need. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust was awarded the contract on 19 August 2026, with the contract signed on 19 August 2026. The contract period runs from 24 March 2026 to 30 September 2026. Its total value is £927,309.50 excluding VAT: £715,309.50 for the CASH service and £212,000 for additional rapid-access sexually transmitted infection provision. The published award records one bid, and price was the stated award criterion. Subcontracting is involved.

This award indicates demand from Royal Borough of Greenwich for an integrated community sexual health provider able to deliver contraception, community clinics and rapid sexually transmitted infection prevention, detection and management. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate clinical capability across the full CASH service, accessible community delivery and the ability to provide rapid access when continuity of care is at risk. Experience managing sexually transmitted infection services, maintaining safe clinical operations and moving services through a complex provider transition would be particularly relevant, given the circumstances behind this award. The selected supplier is a large NHS foundation trust, so organisations competing for a similar requirement should be prepared to evidence comparable operational capacity, clinical governance and resilience, as well as the ability to sustain core and additional rapid-access provision for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Direct award to Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust for the delivery of Community Clinics and Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH)

Notice Description

Urgent award of a critical service contract, following the insolvency of the incumbent provider. Contract was awarded to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for delivery of the Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH) and community clinics providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services in addition to providing rapid access to services for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections to reduce the prevalence and transmission. Contract started on 24th March 2026 and ends on 30 September 2026. The total value of this contract is PS927,309.50 excluding VAT. This comprises PS715,309.50 for the CASH service and PS212,000 to maintain additional rapid access provision for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections (following insolvency of incumbent provider).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Urgent award to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for delivery of the Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH) and community clinics providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services in addition to providing rapid access to services for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections to reduce the prevalence and transmission following insolvency of incumbent provider. Contract started on 24th March 2026 and ends on 30 September 2026.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Following justifications apply for Urgent Award: Provider insolvency, Clinical criticality, No viable alternative, Transition complexity and Immediate need.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e91d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079683-2026
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

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£927,309 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 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
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE18 6HQ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
Woolwich Arsenal
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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