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title: "Sexual Health & HIV Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067bd2"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL"
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# Sexual Health & HIV Service

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067bd2

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## Summary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, in collaboration with Dorset Public Health Team and NHS England, is initiating a procurement process for a new Sexual Health & HIV Service. The procurement is currently at the planning stage and involves a preliminary market engagement exercise. This service aims to enhance the capacity of the local system to meet national health goals, including providing open-access, high-quality contraception, preventive approaches, and efficient STI diagnosis. Interested parties must submit their completed questionnaires via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk by 23 April 2026. The contract period is set to start on 1 April 2027 and conclude on 31 March 2031, covering the region of BCP and Dorset Council areas in the UK.

This tender provides significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in health and social work services. Companies that offer comprehensive sexual health and HIV services or have experience in managing similar public health initiatives will find this procurement particularly suitable for expanding their operations. By participating in the market engagement and potentially the tender process, businesses can collaborate with regional public health authorities to deliver crucial health services, thereby fostering a responsive and adaptive healthcare environment.

## Notice

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Public Health and Communities team, Dorset Public Health Team and NHS England are seeking market feedback to help inform and shape a possible upcoming procurement to establish a new Sexual Health & HIV service for BCP and Dorset Council areas via a preliminary market engagement exercise. It is increasingly important to maximise capacity across the whole locally commissioned system for sexual health and HIV, through meeting the national ambitions to provide a service, that meets the needs of local people, offers open access, high quality contraception provision, approaches to prevention, effective diagnosis and management of all STIs. Interested organisations are invited to register their interest at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, where a link to the Pre-Market Questionnaire is available.

### Planning Information

Questionnaires to be completed and submitted via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031146-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2026 at 16:10 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031146-2026
- 2 Apr 2026 at 12:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030890-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031146-2026
  2nd April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030890-2026
  2nd April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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