Published date: 27 February 2019

Last edited date: 27 February 2019

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: 8 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£240,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN386811-80698836

Published date

27 February 2019

Closing date

8 March 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Leicester City Council (the "Authority") invites Tenders for the provision of Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) to young women under 25 years of age. The Authority proposes to award Framework Agreements to the successful community pharmacies located in specific wards of Leicester city where young people seem to prefer to access pharmacies in close proximity to the City centre and the two universities. The Authority anticipates to award Framework Agreements to the successful Tenderers who will have the community pharmacies (up to 13 in total overall) located in the following wards of the Leicester city: Abbey Ward= 1 ; Beaumont Leys Ward = 1; Castle Ward = 5; Knighton Ward = 1; North Evington Ward = 2; and Westcotes Ward = 3. The proposed Framework Agreement will be for a period of 4 years (48 months) to commence on 1st April 2019until 31st March 2023. The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter through the life of the contract due to changes in future local and central government funding. The contract value assigned to this service is estimated to be £60,000.00 per annum, estimated to be £240,000.00 for the full 48 months of the Framework Agreement period. Tenderers should note that this value has been estimated using the current spend on the service provision already in place. This is no guarantee of future volumes or value of business. Throughout the duration of the Framework, the Authority may at its discretion review the Framework and may open the Framework at its own discretion when a service need arises. A service need includes (but is not limited to): a) a lack of capacity from current providers and therefore there is a need to supplement the framework list of providers beyond the numbers initially appointed to the contract; b) an increase in the volume of service users requiring the services under the Framework; and c) to replace (if required) providers who have been removed, suspended from the framework or did not agree to provide the services. Opening the Framework will allow the opportunity for any potential new providers who are not currently appointed to the Framework to apply to the Authority, when the new tender opportunity is advertised, to be so appointed for the remainder of the term of the contract.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

ASC0235 - Provision of Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) to young women under 25 years of age

  • Opportunity
  • Published 29 January 2019

About the buyer

Contact name

Bharat Mistry

Address

Bosworth House
9-15 Princess Road West
Leicester
LE1 6TH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1164542359

Email

procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk