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title: "GP Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f058"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Newcastle City Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# GP Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

Buyer: Newcastle City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f058

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council procured family-planning services to coordinate and lead GP delivery of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). The service covers coordination, clinical governance and administration for GP-provided LARC, with health and social work services as an associated category. Delivery is in Newcastle upon Tyne, for the council’s public health function. The appointed provider is Newcastle General Practice Service. This is a healthcare service requirement rather than a supply of contraceptive products or a construction project, so it is most relevant to GP organisations, primary care providers and specialist healthcare service organisations able to manage clinical coordination and governance across participating practices.

The procurement has reached the award stage. Newcastle General Practice Service was appointed under the Provider Selection Regime, using Direct Award C and an award procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. The contract was awarded on 1 September 2026 and signed on 28 August 2026. Services run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with one 12-month extension option. The lifetime contract value is £750,000. One bid was recorded, with no bids from SMEs. The award basis was price. The contract relates to one requirement, although its recorded lot status is cancelled; the later confirmation states that the contract has been formally awarded and is active. The award rationale identifies a repetition of existing services.

This award demonstrates established demand from Newcastle City Council for an organisation to coordinate GP-delivered LARC rather than provide isolated clinical sessions or products. A credible future competitor would need the capability to organise delivery across GP practices, oversee clinical governance, manage the associated administration and support consistent healthcare service performance. Relevant experience in primary care, reproductive or sexual health services, and working with local-authority public health teams would help demonstrate that capability. Providers should also be able to operate under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and understand the requirements of a direct-award route. The single recorded bid and selection on price indicate that clear, competitive pricing will matter alongside the ability to deliver the full coordination and governance function.

## Notice

Provision of services to lead coordination, oversee clinical governance and administration of GP delivery of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of services to lead coordination, oversee clinical governance and administration of GP delivery of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC).

Options: There is a 1 x 12 month option to extend

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice [03/09/2026]. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by [14/09/2026]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087557-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Newcastle City Council |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC22 Tyneside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Newcastle General Practice Service |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312330 - Family-planning services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 08:48 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087557-2026
- 2 Sep 2026 at 12:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083039-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk

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