--- title: "Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Direct award B SC230146" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-12-04" --- # Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Direct award B SC230146 Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c21c.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council is initiating a procurement process for Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services in primary care settings, under the title "Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Direct award B SC230146". This tender focuses on general practitioner services (CPV code 85121100) within the healthcare industry category. The contract, open from 1st December 2024 to 30th November 2025, aims to offer fitting, monitoring, checking, and removal of intrauterine devices, intrauterine systems, and sub-dermal implants across Kent, ensuring coverage in each Primary Care Network area. The proposal submission is exclusively electronic and ends on 30th November 2025 at 23:55. The procurement stage is active, and the process follows an open procedure method managed under Direct Award B procurement within the Provider Selection Regime 2023. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for healthcare providers, particularly those specialising in sexual and reproductive health services, to expand their service offerings and client base across Kent. Potential providers equipped with the necessary Letters of Competence from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), and those capable of maintaining the specified clinical competence and facilities, would find this tender particularly beneficial. The contract period also allows the possibility of a one-year extension, enhancing the prospects for long-term service delivery. This opportunity suits businesses poised to deliver high standards of patient care and those seeking to establish a foothold within the regional healthcare framework of Kent County Council. ## Notice Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking, and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county. The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the ability to: - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway. - have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant. - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). This service is applicable to the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and specifically managed as a Direct Award B procurement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking, and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county. The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the ability to: - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway. - have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant. - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). This service is applicable to the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and specifically managed as a Direct Award B procurement. Renewal: One 12 months extension 01 December 2024 to 30 November 2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039038-2024 | | 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 | 4 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 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 | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121100 - General-practitioner services ## Release History - 4 Dec 2024 at 11:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039038-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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