--- title: "Integrated Sexual Health Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2018-10-25" --- # Integrated Sexual Health Services Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cca6a8f9-5c42-4bc7-9094-07dec698c01a.json) ## Summary Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is currently conducting a tender process for the Integrated Sexual Health Services, within the health and social work services category. The procurement is at the tender stage, with submissions due by 30 November 2018. The contract, estimated at £4,000,000 for a duration of three years, is set to commence on 1 April 2019, with the potential for a two-year extension. Interested providers are expected to collaborate effectively to deliver comprehensive services across the four localities in Southend-on-Sea, entirely focusing on confidential contraceptive and reproductive health services. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health sector, particularly those specialising in sexual health and wellbeing services. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to submit bids, reflecting Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's openness to diverse organisational types. The collaborative nature of the contract is ideal for companies with expertise in health promotion, training, and service delivery, enabling them to contribute to a community-focused initiative that aims to improve sexual health outcomes. ## Notice Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from a single (or single consortium)Provider for an Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) Service with open access provision. The service will be procured under a single contract to be delivered by a lead provider. The lead provider willbe required to work in partnership with or sub contract to other organisations with relevant expertise to deliverservices across the four localities in Southend-on-Sea. The ISH Service will provide open access, cost-effective, high quality, confidential provision for contraceptionand reproductive health services; and, prevention, testing, diagnosis, treatment and management of sexuallytransmitted infections services according to evidence-based protocols. The provider will deliver and develop theISH service to meet the sexual health and wellbeing needs of the population of Southend-on-Sea. The focus of the service will be to encourage people to achieve and maintain positive health and wellbeingthrough adopting safe and healthy choices with regards to their sexual health. It is therefore essential that thereis a universal offer of prevention that supports behavioural changes, early identification of risky sexual behaviourand timely referrals to services. The service shall provide learning and training opportunities as well as healthpromotion messages at all levels of service provision. The contract will commence on the 1st April and will run for 3 years, until 31.3.2022. There will be an option toextend for an additional 2 years, or any part thereof. .Southend-on-Sea Borough Council welcomes submissionsfrom all organisational types, including the Third Sector. It is estimated that the contract value will be in theregion of 4 000 000 GBP (for the 3 year term) and due to the extent of this contract, the authority would welcome consortia bids. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9470493-9144-439b-b478-b47d0b3ef4a3 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2025 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 6LR | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 25 Oct 2018 at 10:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9470493-9144-439b-b478-b47d0b3ef4a3 - 25 Oct 2018 at 10:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5dd6a93c-48e0-414e-8f90-b9abca94b06e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9470493-9144-439b-b478-b47d0b3ef4a3 25th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5dd6a93c-48e0-414e-8f90-b9abca94b06e 25th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=197d008a-02ad-e811-80ed-005056b64545 Advert - https://procurement.southend.gov.uk Tender documents can be found on https://procurement.southend.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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