--- title: "ASC0290 - Integrated Sexual Health Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-11" --- # ASC0290 - Integrated Sexual Health Services Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e68ee6bd-5827-4515-9c5d-74ca5636e2ef.json) ## Summary The Leicester City Council is planning to procure Integrated Sexual Health Services, aiming to begin the procurement process in spring 2023 to launch the new services by April 2024. The services will cover various aspects including contraceptive services, STI testing, and youth-specific services. The engagement phase ends on January 31st, 2023, and interested parties are invited to participate in a Soft Market Testing questionnaire by January 31st to provide feedback and express interest. This tender opportunity for Integrated Sexual Health Services by Leicester City Council presents a chance for health and social work service providers to engage with the council and potentially secure a future contract in this area. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in the market test to help shape the future service model and specification principles. This process allows businesses to showcase their experience and expertise in delivering sexual health services and contribute to the design phase before the formal procurement process commences. ## Notice THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (the Authority) are currently considering options for the future design and procurement of their Integrated Sexual Health Services (ISHS). The current contractual arrangement expires on 31 March 2024. The Authority therefore anticipates commencing the procurement of ISHS in spring 2023 with a view for the proposed new ISHS to be operational from 1 April 2024. As a part of this process, the commissioners of this service are keen to capture provider experience, skills, knowledge and concerns at an early point to ensure these can be fully considered throughout the service and procurement design phases. At a high level, sexual health services will typically include elements of: * Contraceptive services, * Psychosexual services (sexual health aspects), * Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment, Online STI testing and some treatment, Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) and Oral contraception * Young people's specific services, * Outreach models (both clinical and non-clinical) and health promotion, * Professional training (including clinical staff), * Network management, and * Sexual health leadership across the city of Leicester. The Authority is therefore undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The Authority will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. The Soft Market Testing questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=78c50296-a78d-ed11-811c-005056b64545 This completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 31 January 2023 to procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - LCC ISHS. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1827ec3b-220d-4a09-8107-f33968b078a6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £19,459,200 | | 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 | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | 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 - 11 Jan 2023 at 07:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1827ec3b-220d-4a09-8107-f33968b078a6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1827ec3b-220d-4a09-8107-f33968b078a6 11th January 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=78c50296-a78d-ed11-811c-005056b64545 Link ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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