Official UK procurement notice
HIV/STI Prevention Service For Women Who Sex Work
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will contribute to protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of women who sex work within Manchester or Salford. The service will focus on improving the sexual and reproductive health of service users with additional emphasis on substance misuse and safety.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council intend to award the contract via the Health Care Services (Provider…Awarded
The Council intend to award the contract via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 utilising Direct Award process C:
MASH is the only organisation in Greater Manchester which exists specifically to support women engaged in sex work. They support some of Greater Manchester's most marginalised women holistically through a range of harm reduction and longer-term intervention
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 13:21 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 07:45 BST
- Authority reference
P-1117- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060981- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f26Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 03rd June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 03rd June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C Date Awarded - 04th June 2… | — |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)SME | £1,087,096 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 047078-2026-P-1117-1 · Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)SME
- Signed
- 21 May 2026
- Value
- £1,087,096
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.