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title: "Provision of External Online Sexual Health Screening Services"
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# Provision of External Online Sexual Health Screening Services

Buyer: GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055dd0

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## Summary

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, located in Swindon, has completed a procurement process for the "Provision of External Online Sexual Health Screening Services". The tender was finalised on 1st October 2025, transitioning into an active contract with services being delivered by Preventx Limited, a supplier based in Sheffield. The contract, valued at £65,000 (gross amount £78,000), covers services from 3rd October 2025 to 31st March 2026, with potential extensions until March 2027. Categorised under health services, this procurement involved a direct award method to ensure seamless integration of external online sexual health services with local clinical teams, adhering to UKPGA legal standards.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in health services, particularly those offering online platforms for medical screening and triage systems. SMEs like Preventx Limited, with expertise in seamless online to in-person care transitions and postal STI screening services, are well-positioned to expand their market presence and collaboration with NHS trusts. The initiative emphasises the importance of collaboration between tech-driven medical service providers and traditional healthcare institutions to enhance community healthcare access and efficiency, enabling businesses to offer innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes.

## Notice

The service is an online testing platform via (SH.UK & Freetest.me which offers fully integrated self-sampling online sexual health service that allows service users to provide their own clinical support and remote screening for STI's) with good level of embedded local clinical support, including direct links into Trust system and pathways. It is hoped that an online service with postal testing and clinic in a box will: * Enable asymptomatic service-users and those with mild symptoms to obtain timely and convenient STI screening without having to contact the clinic. * Be used in conjunction with telephone triage and virtual consultations to streamline low risk asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic individuals so experienced clinicians see the symptomatic, high risk and vulnerable service-users face to face. * Facilitate access to STI screening and treatment for those who find it difficult to attend sexual health services. The kit requesting system should have a two-step verification process to verify real and unique users. The following are covered; * A postal STI screening service. * An online platform integrated with Trust websites, with clinical triage, safeguarding, and eligibility filtering. * Laboratory analysis through a UKAS-accredited facility, with rapid turnaround and secure communication of results.

### Procurement Information

The requirement is for an integrated external online sexual health service that ensures seamless coordination between self-sampling online sexual health service and local clinical teams for the management of positive results and safeguarding concerns. The supplier operates an online postal STI screening service i.e. the same platform, with corresponding triage algorithm AND "Clinic in a box" community kit screening service that can be given out to asymptomatic service users who attend existing services. This uniquely enables positive cases and safeguarding issues identified via online testing to be managed directly by Trust clinical team. These teams are best placed to provide timely, person-centred care, safeguarding intervention, and fast access to local treatment pathways. The platform allows for the online ordering of STI kits, which are then dispatched via post to the service user. Samples are then returned to the laboratory for testing and negative results are communicated to the service users via the platform. Those with positive results that require treatment would be managed via the Trust clinical teams. The current supplier offers an online testing platform (SH.UK & Freetest.me which offers fully integrated self-sampling online sexual health service that allows service users to provide their own clinical support and remote screening for STI's) with good level of embedded local clinical support, including direct links into Trust system and pathways. This joined-up approach is crucial, not just for ensuring people get the treatment and support they need quickly, but also for making sure any safeguarding concerns are dealt with sensitively and effectively. It gives patients a seamless experience from online testing to in-person care. The supplier being the incumbent is already embedded in the Trust system, which avoids unnecessary disruption, and they actively support outreach work in specialist settings. This level of local integration and support is required to ensure adequate care for the community and accessible to those who need them most.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066235-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £65,000 |
| Contracts value | £65,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN3 6BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Ridgeway |
| Westminster constituency | East Wiltshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PREVENTX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2025 at 10:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066235-2025
- 11 Jul 2025 at 13:57 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039346-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066235-2025
  17th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039346-2025
  11th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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