Published date: 22 November 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: 30 November 2023, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • General-practitioner services - 85121100

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,475,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN699534-31086186

Published date

22 November 2023

Closing date

30 November 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,

and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal

implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county.

The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold

valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or

by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the

ability to:

- achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway.

- have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.

- ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care

managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest

standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

About the buyer

Contact name

Matt Wellard

Address

Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000413221

Email

Matthew.Wellard@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk