--- title: "Sexual Health Pathology Provision PIN" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY" published: "2025-07-23" --- # Sexual Health Pathology Provision PIN Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad45fdf1-af20-42ad-970a-a1ddaa6ab105.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Hackney is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Sexual Health Pathology Provision PIN." This initiative focuses on health and social work services, with an emphasis on future commissioning decisions for sexual health services in City and Hackney and potentially across the North East London region. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with interested parties encouraged to participate in a market engagement exercise. Key details include a market engagement notice published on 23rd July 2025, an engagement deadline of 7th August 2025, and a briefing session scheduled for the same day. This notice aims to gather information on current market capabilities and service models for sexual health pathology services. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the pathology and healthcare sectors, particularly those specialising in sexual health testing and laboratory diagnostics. The initiative seeks providers capable of offering innovative testing solutions and integration of services across local authorities in London. It is an excellent opportunity for businesses that can provide economies of scale and rapid testing solutions, as well as those interested in digital integration and logistical improvements within the pathology sector. This market engagement could potentially lead to business growth for companies that align with these strategic needs, especially those focused on technical innovations in healthcare. Interested providers are encouraged to connect with Hackney Council’s Procurement Team to discuss their capabilities and participate in this exploratory phase. ## Notice Hackney Council's Procurement Team will shortly be undertaking a market engagement exercise in relation to sexual health pathology services. This initiative is intended to inform future commissioning decisions for sexual health services in City and Hackney, and potentially across the wider area including North East London (NEL) region and London. Purpose of the Engagement The purpose of this market engagement is to: - Gather up-to-date information from pathology providers on current capabilities and service models. - Explore options for sexual health testing of samples from sexual health clinical providers e.g. sexual health/ GUM clinics - Explore options for near patient sexual health testing in clinical settings e.g. laboratory diagnostics and near-patient testing (POCT) options such as "pathology in a box" and self-screening technologies (e.g. initial HIV reactive tests). - Understand potential efficiencies and service improvements that might arise from testing integration across multiple Local authorities within London. - Seek non-binding indicative pricing to support future planning and feasibility work. We are also exploring whether to include primary care-based testing in the scope of this engagement, though no decision has been made on this yet. Please note: This engagement is not a procurement exercise, and we are not proposing any changes to current pathology arrangements at this stage. However, we believe it is timely to explore future service models and technological advancements in this area. Scope of Interest The focus will be on: - Understanding how the pathology pathway for the City and Hackney local clinics can be integrated with an external provider providing the testing functions. - Opportunities for economies of scale from increased volumes of tests being provided - Current licenced near-patient and rapid testing solutions - Technical innovations for near patient and rapid testing solutions which are in development - Logistics, result turnaround, and digital integration - Potential benefits or limitations of wider geographical consolidation across NEL local authorities Engagement Event We will be holding a briefing and QandA session for interested pathology providers and London-based sexual health commissioners: Date: 23 RD , July 2025 Time: 9 -10am Join via: https://meet.google.com/bfq-nojq-ywb Next Steps Following the engagement session, we expect to: - Review responses from the market engagement questionnaire (which has been attached) to inform our strategic options and commissioning approach Interested providers are encouraged to attend the briefing session and engage fully with this process. If you have any questions or wish to express early interest, please contact: Abimbola Lucas Abimbola.lucas@hackney.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abbbcae1-cf20-4dd8-8fb4-f6d795b5aee9 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY | | Locality | HACKNEY | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E8 1DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Hackney | | Electoral ward | Hackney Central | | Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Jul 2025 at 08:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abbbcae1-cf20-4dd8-8fb4-f6d795b5aee9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abbbcae1-cf20-4dd8-8fb4-f6d795b5aee9 23rd July 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6d23504c-e063-f011-813a-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.hackney.gov.uk - https://meet.google.com/bfq-nojq-ywb ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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