Published date: 31 July 2019

This notice was replaced on 13 August 2019

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

Early engagement (published 9 January 2020, last edited 9 January 2020)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN426149-05491460

Published date

31 July 2019

Closing date

30 August 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to inform the market of provider organisations in the field of sexual and reproductive health; digital sexual health services; and HIV Care & Treatment, that Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council intend to procure jointly in the coming period and will do so in partnership with other healthcare commissioning bodies.

Please note: this PIN is not an invitation to tender, or a request for formal expressions of interest.

This notice does not form any part of an invitation to tender (ITT).

Any future procurement, and subsequent contract award, will be undertaken in line with the requirements of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council's Contract Rules; and the resulting contract will run from 1st April 2020 for a maximum of five years to 31st March 2025 (Years 4 and 5 will be available by way of extensions where granted by the commissioner).

The participating commissioning organisations named here should not be considered exhaustive, as conversations amongst commissioners continue with the full scope of a future ITT yet to be confirmed; Cambridgeshire County Council (the "Lead Authority") intends to procure a range of sexual & reproductive, and associated services. It will have delegated authority to commission these services on behalf of Peterborough City Council, and will procure on behalf of NHS England (The NHS Commissioning Board), and any other partner body using appropriate mechanisms.

It is planned that the proposed procurement will contain two Lots:

1. Integrated Sexual & Reproductive Health (iSRH), which will include:
a. All aspects of Levels 1, 2, & 3 in reproductive health services (as defined by FRSH);
b. All elements of Levels 1, 2, & 3 in STI testing & management (as defined by BASHH);
c. Facilitation of the NHS England PrEP Impact Trial;
d. Cervical Screening;
e. HPV Vaccination for MSM;
f. HIV Care & Treatment.
2. Online services for sexual and reproductive health (an eService), including a responsibility to:
a. Provide a core eService offer for the public at large;
b. Provide or arrange for the provision of an appropriately designed and targeted eService for higher and highest risk groups in relation to (i) the NCSP; and (ii) HIV Testing.

Potential Providers will be welcome to bid for one or both Lots, with the commissioning authorities comfortable with awarding to either one provider to deliver both Lots; or two different providers.

Whilst a single contract will be awarded in regard to the iSRH service, activity reporting; KPI and quality performance submissions; and financial returns will be made to the Lead Commissioner, but aligned to the different commissioning authorities.

Whilst the scope, and therefore the potential value, of the contracts available is still being agreed; the Authority expects the combined value to be in excess of £21,000,000 over the lifetime of the contracts to be put-out to tender.

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An update to this PIN will be published on or around Monday 12 August 2019, and will see the commissioners enter a Soft Market Testing exercise.

In addition, a Bidders Event will be held on Friday 30 August 2019, at Wood Green, The Animal Charity (Godmanchester).

In order to ensure receipt of further updates; inclusion in the proposed Soft Market Test; and to log their wish to attend the Bidders Event, interested organisations are asked to register their interest on the Portal (click link to advert).

Noting that registration can only take place through the portal, address above, should any organisation wish to discuss this opportunity they should contact:

Peter Taylor, Independent Consultant (Commissioning of Sexual & Reproductive Health)
Cambridgeshire County Council

E: PeterF.Taylor@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
T: 0777 667 9294

About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Taylor

Address

Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
England

Email

PeterF.Taylor@cambridgeshire.gov.uk