---
title: "Southend Sexual Health Service"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2021-03-29"
---

# Southend Sexual Health Service

Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca.json)

## Summary

The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is conducting a public procurement process for the Southend Sexual Health Service, offering health and social work services. The procurement is currently complete, having been initiated through an open tender method. The tender period ended on 19th October 2020, and the contract period is set to commence from 1st April 2021, running until 31st March 2027. The contract has a total value of £8,591,746 and will serve the East of England region in the United Kingdom.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) that provide sexual health services, health promotion, or community engagement initiatives. Suppliers with expertise in delivering confidential sexual health services, educational programmes on HIV and sexually transmitted infections, or community-based healthcare promotion would be particularly well-suited to compete for these contracts. Engaging with this tender could help businesses expand their influence in the health sector while delivering valuable services to local populations.

## Notice

Lot 1 - The Provider will deliver the Southend Sexual Health Service ("SSH Service") Levels; 1, 2 & 3 Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) sexual health services for people who self-refer/ or who are referred into the SSH Service by other key partners. The SSH Service will provide open access, cost-effective, high quality, confidential provision for; prevention contraception, pregnancy testing, contraceptive health services, testing, diagnosis, treatment, support and management of sexually transmitted infections services according to evidence-based protocols and to the needs of local populations. Lot 2 - The Sexual Health Promotion & Prevention Service will include the delivery of community-based health promotion and prevention activities relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southend- on- Sea. The Sexual Health Promotion & Prevention Service is designed to improve knowledge around HIV and STIs, reduce the stigma associated with HIV and STIs, and promote access to testing in local sexual health services. To view this opportunity please visit https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/167b58ae-ff9e-4f1f-aefd-072c5e3fb443 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,591,746 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,531,746 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6EL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BROOK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2021 at 06:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/167b58ae-ff9e-4f1f-aefd-072c5e3fb443
- 9 Sep 2020 at 13:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e46761e9-4d35-4c0d-b72f-db1744139fd8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/167b58ae-ff9e-4f1f-aefd-072c5e3fb443
  29th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e46761e9-4d35-4c0d-b72f-db1744139fd8
  9th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southend.gov.uk/
- https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44185175-3508-4ffc-836b-1679ccd18aca.json.