Published date: 3 March 2025

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: 14 April 2025, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£95,000,000

Procurement reference

SBS10255

Published date

3 March 2025

Closing date

14 April 2025

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

30 October 2025

Contract end date

29 October 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?

Yes

Description

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Online Sexual Health Services to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Approved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a "relevant authority" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework.

Please note that the previous name for this opportunity, as published in the PIN, was "Integrated Sexual Health Services".

Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/

The Framework will be structured using the following Lots;

Lot 1 - Online STI Testing and Treatment

Lot 2 - Online Contraception

Lot 3 - Online PrEP and PEP

We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.

The term of the framework agreement will be 48 months.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

INTEGRATED SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES (10255)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 26 January 2023

Additional text

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this framework agreement 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 value provided is only an estimate based upon market value. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice.

About the buyer

Address

Three Cherry Tree Lane
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7AH
England

Email

nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net