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Sexual Health and Reproductive Services

Liverpool City Council

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25 Sep 2026 at 13:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council commissions sexual health and reproductive healthcare services in Liverpool. The requirement covers sexual health and HIV prevention, including HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), prevention of syphilis and chlamydia using doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP), and screening for sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses. The service is being expanded to improve access for groups including women and black and minority ethnic communities, and to integrate tuberculosis testing for people at increased risk. The work combines prevention, screening and related advice, testing and referral pathways. The current provider is Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, trading in the service as Axess.

Liverpool City Council selected Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the service; the contract is active and was signed on 20 August 2026. The Provider Selection Regime route was used, and the modification is stated to be permitted under its 2023 regulations. The contract value is £52,376,880, with a contract period of 2,880 days. The formal modification continues service enhancements, adds funding for integrated tuberculosis advice, testing and referrals, and exercises the full three-year extension option provided for in the original procurement. The Council says the extension does not change the contract’s lifetime value. The service has operated for more than four years and is reported to meet or exceed its key performance indicators, critical performance measures and social value requirements. The contract covers one lot.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for Liverpool City Council, this contract demonstrates demand for an established, integrated sexual health service rather than a standalone testing offer. Credible providers would need to deliver HIV prevention and sexual health screening while expanding access to underserved populations, introduce clinically guided interventions such as Doxy-PEP, and integrate tuberculosis testing, advice and referral with existing blood-borne virus services. The Council’s rationale also points to the need to target high-risk groups and coordinate care where HIV and TB risks overlap. The incumbent is a large NHS foundation trust, and the Council highlights sustained delivery against performance and social value requirements. Suppliers would therefore need the clinical capability, operational capacity and service integration experience to maintain a mature service while implementing new prevention pathways.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sexual Health and Reproductive Services

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose and reasons for the modification are detailed below: Expanding HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - HIV PrEP is a vital tool for preventing HIV transmission. The contract currently delivers HIV PrEP but the Council intends to expand access to this to populations currently not accessing the service, including black and minority ethnic groups and women, with new injectable techniques likely to be more acceptable and accessible to these groups Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) - The UK has released its first national clinical guidelines for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) to prevent syphilis and chlamydia. New Doxy-PEP drug interventions are available and the Council is seeking to implement this guidance using new interventions. Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) testing - The Council is seeking to integrate testing of viral Hepatitis B and C and Tuberculosis (TB) into the service because these conditions can be effectively co-targeted with significant overlap with respect to specific cohorts at high risk. There is a high co-infection rate for TB and HIV. Testing at the same time allows for faster diagnosis, better treatment planning and helps prevent serious illness and spread. Whilst there is an existing TB prevention and control service which is delivered by the same provider (LUHFT) it is not commissioned by LCC and it does not offer latent TB screening. Adding TB testing to the existing contract will enable more effective and efficient targeting of population groups at increased risk of TB. The contracted provider is already targeting these at risk groups for STI and BBV screening.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a83
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090979-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£52,376,880 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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