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title: "Integrated Sexual Health Services 2024-25"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03999e"
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buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Integrated Sexual Health Services 2024-25

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03999e

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## Summary

The Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council have successfully completed the procurement process for the "Integrated Sexual Health Services 2024-25". This involves the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) providing a confidential, comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health service. The contract, with a value of £2,493,119 GBP, was signed on 1st February 2024. The procurement method used was the "open procedure".

Businesses providing health services, especially those specializing in sexual and reproductive health, would find opportunities in competing for contracts like these. The procurement stages for such services range from planning to tender and award. The contracting authorities, in this case, the Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council, play a vital role in facilitating these processes and creating opportunities for growth in the public health sector. Key dates and deadlines for these contracts are essential for businesses to note.

## Notice

The service will be required to provide a confidential, open-access, cost-effective, high quality and comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health service Overarching service aims are to improve sexual health outcomes by: - promoting good sexual health through primary prevention activities - providing rapid and easy open access to STI and Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing, treatment and management - providing rapid and easy open access to reproductive health services - reducing late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV and improving the sexual health of those living with HIV - providing a quality service with appropriately trained staff, clinical governance and service user safety arrangements - being responsive to local need - operating as a key partner in the local sexual health economy providing clinical leadership, involvement in local networks and development of clear referral pathways between providers

### Lot Information

Integrated Sexual Health Service

Due to having unsuccessful bids from the Sexual Health Services tender in 2024, the Authorities have re-issued the contract to the incumbent provider for a further 12 months

Online Sexual Health Service

The service will deliver and manage a secure and accessible, online sexual health service that facilitates a comprehensive sexual health assessment, remote STI and HIV home sampling and diagnosis test kit, without the need to see a healthcare practitioner for; sexually active individuals aged 16 years and over residing in Leicestershire and Rutland. The provider will deliver 24 hours a day accessible service, capable of processing high volumes of requests simultaneously. Service aims are: to increase knowledge of risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and refer to appropriate services - to help contribute to a reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in under 18s - reduce late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV - provision of STI testing, (some treatment) and partner notification - increase the uptake of HIV testing - to enable providers to be active participants in an integrated multi-disciplinary service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice Service objectives include: - delivery of a user friendly, non-judgemental, client centred and confidential online sexual health service - Identify: - Eligibility - Risk - Vulnerabilities - Need - Appropriate testing - Any required referrals to an alternative/additional service provider/s - provide rapid and easy access to STI testing (and some treatments) - provide rapid easy access to contraception

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service

This opportunity will be an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, and the Authorities welcome tenders from consortium or sub-contracting arrangements for this procurement opportunity. This service is required to deliver the provision, fitting, monitoring, and removal of IUDs, IUSs and SDIs for contraception purposes for women of Leicestershire and Rutland. The service will provide a number of clinics across the geography of the counties and ensure consistent and timely delivery of long-acting reversible contraception. Service aims are: - improve sexual health outcomes - improve access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to Leicestershire and Rutland residents as part of a range of contraceptive options - to raise awareness of the benefits of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) by providing high quality advice, support and information on the full range of contraception methods to all those on or seeking contraception - to increase knowledge of LARC and mainstream contraception amongst healthcare professionals - to increase knowledge of risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and refer to appropriate services - to help contribute to a reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in under 18s. - to enhance professional practice - to enable Providers to be active participants in an integrated multi-disciplinary service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice - to ensure that the availability of post-coital IUD fitting for emergency contraception be more adequately provided as another means of reducing unintended conceptions The service objectives are: - delivery of a user friendly, non-judgemental, client centred and confidential LARC service - be a key partner in the local network of contraceptive and sexual health services to help ensure easy and swift access to advice This lot will be awarded as a contract to a single provider. Subcontract arrangements are permitted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012889-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | 31 May 2023 |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,869,568 |
| Lots value | £24,869,568 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,514,269 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Electoral ward | Oakham South |
| Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | CHARNWOOD GP NETWORK; DISHLEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE; ELR GP FEDERATION; HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH MEDICAL ALLIANCE; MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (MPFT) - INCLUSION; SH:24 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Apr 2024 at 15:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012889-2024
- 27 Mar 2024 at 09:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009959-2024
- 6 Mar 2024 at 10:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007140-2024
- 3 Jul 2023 at 14:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018869-2023
- 3 Jul 2023 at 09:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018789-2023
- 23 Jan 2023 at 10:30 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001964-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=da706bc6-149b-ed11-811e-005056b64545
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=da706bc6-149bed11-811e-005056b64545
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=85c97d96-4917-ee11-8123-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
- https://www.rutland.gov.uk
- https://www.rutland.gov.uk/

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