Published date: 24 August 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

  • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£25,074,435 to £45,133,983

Procurement reference

IT-368-17053-CD0770-3

Published date

24 August 2023

Closing date

20 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The service will provide high-quality, open access, equitable, all age and cost-effective integrated sexual health services that is part of a Suffolk health and social care system, addresses population need and contributes to a reduction in inequalities in health and life chances.

The service will improve sexual and reproductive health by delivering a range of interventions across the life course, with a focus on prevention, thus reducing the demand on specialist services and increasing the emphasis on community based preventative services.

The service will provide easy access, cost-effective, high-quality provision for contraception and prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections, according to evidence-based protocols. This will be achieved through outreach, partnership working and clinics at targeted locations and convenient times to the service user ensuring that high risk groups are supported to achieve good sexual health. The service will ensure that it provides equitable access to services across the geography of Suffolk and that local people can access sexual health and contraceptive support effectively.

Innovation will be a key component of the new service, and the Provider will be expected to use creative, flexible, and innovative approaches throughout the lifecycle of the contract to meet the changing needs of the local population.

Key areas of focus will be using innovation to:
a) Increase access closer to where people live
b) Increase targeted outreach
c) Integrate multi-disciplinary approaches across the local system
d) Service reach across diverse populations
e) Meet the needs of underserved groups and those with multiple disadvantage
f) Embed prevention

More information

Links

Additional text

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk.

Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Youngs

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business-jobs-and-careers/tenders-and-supplying-us/