Published date: 15 June 2020

Last edited date: 22 June 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 29 June 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Procurement reference

Southend Sexual Health Services Market Engagement

Published date

15 June 2020

Closing date

29 June 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (the Council) is seeking to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the capacity and appetite to bid on the Sexual Health Service within Southend-on-Sea.

The Council is interested to understand the capacity of the market to be able to bid on this opportunity should it be advertised in August-September 2020. The Council is looking to award the contract end of October 2020.

The service must commence on 1st April 2021.

We anticipate the contract will run for 3 years plus a possible extension of 3 years (to be taken in 12 month increments) with a maximum budget of approximately £1.3million per annum.

It is likely that the contract will include the following elements:
• Sexual health and reproductive health services including the national chlamydia screening programme (Level 1 and 2)
• Genito-Urinary-Medicine (GUM Level 3)
• Sexual health promotion and community HIV prevention
• Out of Area cross charging
• Contraceptive provision
• PGD sign off for EHC in community pharmacy
• Online STI testing
• Condom distribution scheme or equivalent
• Innovative ways to deliver digital services for STIs and contraception
• Laboratory services

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kasey Burke

Address

Civic Centre
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS26EN
England

Telephone

01702212281

Email

Kaseyburke@southend.gov.uk