Published date: 4 March 2019

This notice was replaced on 25 April 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 29 August 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

  • Health services - 85100000

    • Services provided by medical laboratories - 85145000

    • Medical analysis services - 85148000

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,000,000

Procurement reference

ESPO001-DN395536-34602811

Published date

4 March 2019

Approach to market date

11 March 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Please note this is a Prior Information Notice and tender documentation is not available yet. Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to establish a national framework agreement with a single provider to provide an online HIV self-sampling service for the most at risk populations. The framework will be primarily for use by PHE and all English local authorities with Public Health responsibilities (170 in England). Its use will not be mandatory.Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to establish a national framework agreement with a single provider to provide an online HIV self-sampling and service for most at risk populations. The aim of this Service is to provide a cost effective and clinically robust remote HIV Self- Sampling Service for sexually active individuals aged 16 years and over. Emphasis will be placed on increasing testing for HIV amongst most at risk groups including MSM and black African populations. The Service will be paid for by the customer and will be free to the Service User. The framework will be primarily for use by PHE and all English local authorities with Public Health responsibilities (170 in England). Its use will not be mandatory. It is expected that there will be an initial firm period of 2yrs 6 months and then further extension options up to 18 months.
The Framework is primarily intended to be accessed by Public Health England and English local authorities;however it will be open for use by any public body/contracting authority being either:
a) Public Health England;
c) any local authority in England; or
b) the NHS Commissioning Board;
d) any clinical commissioning group, NHS Trust or NHS Foundation Trust in England.
The provider will design, host, manage and maintain a secure and accessible user-friendly interface thatprovides access to free remote sampling services, the supply of self-sampling kits for capillary or finger-tipblood sampling, testing of samples, appropriate results management and onward referral for treatment and carefollowing diagnosis. To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity'3173_19A', (d) Express an interest.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2019/2020 £500,000
2020/2021 £500,000
2021/2022 £500,000

Links

Additional text

To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity'3173_19A', (d) Express an interest.

About the buyer

Contact name

People & Communities Procurement Team

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1ES
England

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england