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title: "Integrated Sexual Health Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f38a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cheshire East Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Integrated Sexual Health Services

Buyer: Cheshire East Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f38a

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## Summary

Cheshire East Council is procuring an integrated sexual health service for Cheshire East, classified as community health services. The service is intended to improve local sexual health outcomes through open-access, equitable and high-quality provision across the life course. It covers contraception, prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV testing, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and chlamydia screening under the National Chlamydia Screening Programme. Delivery must follow evidence-based clinical protocols. The council is the commissioning organisation and the service is delivered for the Cheshire East area. The requirement is a public health service rather than a supply or construction contract, and is relevant to NHS bodies, specialist sexual health providers and organisations able to deliver integrated local clinical and prevention services.

The procurement has reached the award stage and the contract was signed on 7 September 2026. Cheshire East Council awarded the contract to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under Direct Award Process C of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, rather than an open competitive tender, and one electronic bid was recorded. The contract value is £21,498,093, in GBP. Evaluation considered quality and innovation (30%), value (20%), integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%), improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (20%), and social value (10%); price carried 0%. Around 5% of contractual obligations may be subcontracted.

This award indicates demand for a substantial, integrated sexual health service commissioned by a local authority and delivered across a whole local area. A credible future competitor would need clinical capability spanning contraception, sexually transmitted infection prevention, diagnosis and treatment, HIV testing, PrEP and chlamydia screening, supported by evidence-based protocols. The requirement favours providers able to offer open and equitable access, address health inequalities, facilitate patient choice and work collaboratively with other services. Strong quality and innovation, service sustainability and social value propositions would matter more than price alone. Relevant experience should include managing a comprehensive, life-course sexual health pathway, maintaining clinical governance and coordinating results and treatment. Providers should also be able to manage specialist subcontractors, including postal STI testing kits and combined oral or progestogen-only contraception.

## Notice

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Cheshire East Council intend to award a contract for the provision of an integrated sexual health service. The awarding of this contract is subject to Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The publication of this notice confirms that the standstill period will begin on 8th September 2026. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 17th September 2026. Cheshire East Council has decided to award this contract to the existing provider, following on from a satisfactory assessment of both the key criteria and basic selection criteria. No conflicts have been declared nor identified. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cheshire East Council intend to award a contract for the provision of an integrated sexual health service. This service will improve local sexual health outcomes through a comprehensive, life-course approach. The service will offer open-access, equitable and high-quality provision for contraception, as well as the prevention, diagnosis, and management of sexually transmitted infections (including HIV testing & PrEP and Chlamydia Screening as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme). All interventions will be delivered in line with evidence-based protocols to ensure the highest standards of care.

Options: 2 x 12-month optional extensions: - 01/10/2031 - 30/09/2032 - 01/10/2032 - 30/09/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Cheshire East Council intend to award a contract for the provision of an integrated sexual health service. The awarding of this contract is subject to Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The publication of this notice confirms that the standstill period will begin on 8th September 2026. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 17th September 2026. Cheshire East Council has decided to award this contract to the existing provider, following on from a satisfactory assessment of both the key criteria and basic selection criteria. No conflicts have been declared nor identified. 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/084435-2026 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 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 | £21,498,093 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cheshire East Borough Council |
| Locality | CREWE |
| Postcode area | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW1 2JZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Crewe Central |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084435-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/home.aspx

## Provenance

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