---
title: "Sexual Health Services - out of area contacts (Service User Choice)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0511f0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-13"
---

# Sexual Health Services - out of area contacts (Service User Choice)

Buyer: WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0511f0

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council has completed the procurement process for "Sexual Health Services - out of area contacts (Service User Choice)" under the category of community health services. This tender, identified as ocds-h6vhtk-0511f0, utilised a "direct award" procurement method owing to the user choice under the special regime of "light touch" services. Key dates include an award date of 13th May 2025, with the contract period running from 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2029. The services are designated to be provided across the region UKF24 in the United Kingdom, ensuring service users can choose their preferred qualified provider outside the West Northamptonshire area.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, specifically for businesses within the community health services sector capable of delivering specialised individual-focused services. It particularly suits providers ready to offer tailored sexual health services fitting the criteria of user choice contracts. The direct award process can provide swift entry and engagement opportunities for suitably qualified providers, fostering flexibility and personalised service delivery in line with the preferences of service users or their carers. With a gross award value of £750,000, businesses adept at delivering high-quality, responsive services might find themselves well-positioned to leverage this contract to expand their service reach and build solid relationships with new clientele.

## Notice

Direct awards will be issued to any qualified Provider who a service user chooses to access sexual health services from who are out of area from West Northamptonshire.

### Procurement Information

User Choice Contract - Taken from PA23: 15. The public contract is a contract for the supply of user choice services and the conditions in paragraph 17 are met. 16. In paragraph 15, "user choice services" means services- (a)that are of a kind specified in regulations under section 9 (light touch contracts), (b)that are supplied for the benefit of a particular individual, and (c)in respect of which a contracting authority would, in awarding a contract for their supply, be required under an enactment to have regard to the views of the individual, or a person providing care to the individual (their "carer"), in relation to who should supply the services. 17. The conditions are that- (a)the individual to whom the services are to be supplied or their carer has expressed a preference as to who should supply the services, or the nature of the services to be supplied is such that only one supplier is capable of providing them, and (b)the contracting authority considers that it is not in the best interests of the individual to award the contract under section 19.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020826-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2025 - 31 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 13 May 2025 at 12:10 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020826-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020826-2025
  13th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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