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title: "Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b5c7"
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buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-11-12"
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# Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service 2025

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b5c7

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council are inviting applications for the provision of a 'Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service 2025'. This procurement process, compliant with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, uses Direct Award Process B. The LARC service is valued at £700,000 and will cover the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2029, with possible extensions up to two more years, depending on future funding. The contract will involve the fitting, monitoring, and removal of IUDs, IUSs, and SDIs across Leicestershire and Rutland to improve sexual health outcomes and offer timely, patient-centred services. Applications must meet various criteria, including basic selection criteria, financial viability, and information governance, with an electronic submission deadline of 28 February 2029.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for General Practitioners specialising in contraceptive and sexual health services. Businesses well-suited for this contract include those with expertise in providing high-quality, patient-focused medical services and those capable of operating within a multi-disciplinary network to offer swift access to contraception advice and post-coital emergency services. By participating in this tender, businesses can contribute to improving public health outcomes, reduce unintended pregnancies, particularly among under-18s, and enhance their professional practice while gaining long-term contractual stability and potential funding increments based on local and central government funding adjustments.

## Notice

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the Councils) are inviting applications from General Practitioners for the provision of 'Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service' in accordance with 'The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process B. The Councils have a requirement for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service as part of their wider public health responsibilities. The 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 patient choice 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 contract is for an initial period of 4 years and shall take effect from 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2029. The Councils may extend this contract beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months (extension periods) to a maximum of 6 years. The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. This could alter through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government funding.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Councils are inviting applicants for the provision of 'Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service' in accordance with 'The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023. The PSR is the new legislation for the procurement of Healthcare Services. There are 5 different processes Relevant Authorities can use to award contracts. For the provision of this Service, the Councils have decided to use Direct Award Process B.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036562-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2029 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | £700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2024 at 12:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036562-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=baa5e26b-939a-ef11-8132-005056b64545
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
- https://www.rutland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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