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title: "Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS"
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buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b35644a-0189-4f05-b851-a62fbe13540c

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## Summary

Kent County Council is procuring services for Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in Primary Care Settings. The procurement includes the fitting, monitoring, checking, and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs), and sub-dermal implants (SDIs). The awarded contract spans from 1st December 2023 to 30th November 2024, with a total value of £900,000. This open procedure aims to ensure the services are available across all geographical Primary Care Network areas in Kent. The procurement is now in the award stage, with the award announced on 11th December 2024.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those with expertise in sexual and reproductive health services. Suitable providers are required to have practitioners with up-to-date competence certifications from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and appropriate facilities as per latest FSRH and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) guidance. The services will be delivered primarily in Kent, and businesses equipped to meet these standards can benefit from this lucrative contract and enhance their presence in the healthcare market.

## Notice

Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,\r \r and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal\r \r implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county.\r \r The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold\r \r valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or\r \r by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the\r \r ability to:\r \r - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway.\r \r - have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.\r \r - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care\r \r managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest\r \r standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a5305ef-8dc2-48cc-a740-babcf5567069 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| 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 | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 104 |
| Supplier names | AMHERST MEDICAL PRACTICE; ASH SURGERY; ASHFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP; AYLESHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE; BALMORAL SURGERY; BEARSTED MEDICAL PRACTICE; BIRCHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE; BOROUGH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE; BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE; BREWER STREET SURGERY; BROADSTAIRS MEDICAL PRACTICE; BUCKLAND MEDICAL CENTRE; CANTERBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE; CHARING SURGERY; DASHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE; DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE; DR C.J SHIMMINS & PARTNERS; DR SAWYER AND PARTNERS (GREGGSWOOD AND SPELDHURST MEDICAL GROUP; EAST CLIFF PRACTICE; EDENBRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE; FAVERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE; GREENSAND HEALTH CENTRE; GROSVENOR AND ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE; GUILDHALL SURGERY; HAMSTREET SURGERY; HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE; HAWKINGE AND ELHAM VALLEY PRACTICE; HEADCORN SURGERY; HILDENBOROUGH AND TONBRIDGE MEDICAL GROUP; IVY COURT SURGERY; JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP; KINGSNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE; KINGSWOOD SURGERY; LAMBERHURST SURGERY; LEN VALLEY PRACTICE; LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE; LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE; MALLING HEALTH (UK; MALLING HEALTH (UK) LTD (STAPLEHURST HEALTH CENTRE; MARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE; MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE; MEOPHAM MEDICAL CENTRE; MINSTER SURGERY; MOCKETTS WOOD SURGERY; NEW DOVER ROAD SURGERY; NEW HAYESBANK SURGERY; NEWTON PLACE SURGERY; NORTHDOWN SURGERY; NORTHGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE; OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE; OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY; OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY; OLD SCHOOL SURGERY; ORCHARD END SURGERY; OTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE; PELHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE; PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY; REDWOOD PRACTICE; RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP; RUSTHALL MEDICAL CENTRE; SANDGATE ROAD SURGERY; SANDWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE; SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE; SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE; SPRINGHEAD HEALTH; ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CENTRE; ST RICHARDS ROAD SURGERY; STURRY SURGERY; SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE; SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE; SYDENHAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE; TEMPLE HILL SURGERY; THE BETHESDA MEDICAL CENTRE; THE CEDARS SURGERY (DEAL; THE CEDARS SURGERY (SWANLEY; THE COLLEGE PRACTICE; THE GRANGE PRACTICE; THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE; THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE; THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP; THE MOTE MEDICAL PRACTICE; THE PARK SURGERY; THE SHRUBBERY; THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE; THE WELLCOME PRACTICE; THE WELLS MEDICAL PRACTICE; THE WESTERHAM PRACTICE; THE WHITE CLIFFS MEDICAL CENTRE; THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE; TONBRIDGE MEDICAL GROUP; UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE; VEL SURGERY; WALLIS AVENUE SURGERY; WARDERS MEDICAL CENTRE; WATERFIELD HOUSE SURGERY; WATERINGBURY SURGERY; WEALD VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE; WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE; WESTGATE SURGERY; WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE; WOODCHURCH SURGERY; WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE; WYE SURGERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2024 at 12:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a5305ef-8dc2-48cc-a740-babcf5567069
- 10 Dec 2024 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60014085-1475-448e-af52-d9458c0c42b3
- 28 Nov 2023 at 10:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84e506e4-999e-491f-8a9a-9745c73c6fd1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a5305ef-8dc2-48cc-a740-babcf5567069
  11th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60014085-1475-448e-af52-d9458c0c42b3
  10th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84e506e4-999e-491f-8a9a-9745c73c6fd1
  28th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

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