Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Sexual Health Service 2025
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the Councils) have undertaken a competitive process for the contract award for the provision of ‘Integrated Sexual Health Services’ in accordance with ‘The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023.
The Councils have a requirement for an Integrated Sexual Health Service as part of their wider public health responsibilities.
The service will be required to provide a confidential, open-access, cost-effective, high quality and comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health service.
Overarching service aims are to improve sexual health outcomes by:
- promoting good sexual health through primary prevention activities
- providing rapid and easy open access to STI and Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing, treatment and management
- providing rapid and easy open access to reproductive health services
- reducing late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV and improving the sexual health of those living with HIV
- providing a quality service with appropriately trained staff, clinical governance and service user safety arrangements
- being responsive to local need
- operating as a key partner in the local sexual health economy providing clinical leadership, involvement in local networks and development of clear referral pathways between providers
This contract is for an initial period of 4 years and shall take effect from 01 April 2025 – 31 March 2029. The Councils may extend this contract beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months (extension periods) to a maximum of 6 years.
The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government funding.
This service will be awarded as a contract to a single provider and subcontract arrangements are permitted.
CPV: Family-planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Councils) have undertaken a competitive process for the contract award for the…AwardedPublished value£22,000,000
The Councils) have undertaken a competitive process for the contract award for the provision of 'Integrated Sexual Health Services’ in accordance with ‘The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023.
The PSR is the new legislation for the procurement of Healthcare Services. There are 5 different processes Relevant Authorities can use to award contracts. For the provision of this Integrated Sexual Health Service, the Councils have decided to use the Competitive Process. This is because the Councils believe that there is a competitive market for this service and following significant changes to the service delivery model.
The opportunity was an open (one stage) procedure under PSR Regulation 11 -
Competitive Process, and the Councils welcomed bids from consortium and/or sub-contracting
arrangements for this procurement opportunity. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to ward notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Provision (Provided Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 2nd of September 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award). This contract has yet not been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR.
Representation can be formally made through the Council's (Leicestershire County Council) complaint procedure. Please see link below.
www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/… ↗
The award of this contract has been made by decision makers of Strategic Lead Commissioners from Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council, who were amongst the evaluation panel that consisted Public Health - Head of Service, Contracts & Quality Officer, Performance Manager, Head of Children's Integration, Finance Analyst, Investment (Finance) Officer, Data Protection Officer, as well as a Service User Panel and a Young People’s Panel.
There was no conflict of interest declared by the decision makers or the individual panel members, who had completed and signed the Council’s Declaration of Interest & Confidentiality Agreement.
The relative importance of the key criteria that the Councils used to make their decision was based on the following:
30% Weighting on Key Criteria 1 - Quality & Innovation
25% Weighting on Key Criteria 2 - Value (Price)
15% Weighting on Key Criteria 3 - Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability
28% Weighting on Key Criteria 4 - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice
2% Weighting on Key Criteria 5 - Social Value
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Key Criteria for Quality & Innovation + Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability + Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice + Social Value: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Key Criteria for Quality & Innovation + Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability + Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice + Social Value: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 29 Feb 2024, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2024, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN713053- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026448- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044429Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Contract award will be based on the 5 Key Criteria: 30% Quality and Innovation 25% Value 15% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 28% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2% Social Value
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Feb 2024 → 20 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 Feb 2024
- Submission deadline14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Aug 2024, 12:15 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2024- Published value published: £22,000,0001 May 2024, 14:31 BST
- Status changed to active1 May 2024, 14:31 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2024, 14:31 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST1 May 2024, 14:31 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2024, 12:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCRG Care Services LimitedIntegrated Sexual Health Service | £22,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Sexual Health Service · HCRG Care Services Limited
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2024
- Value
- £22,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Rutland County CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Leicestershire County Council & Rutland County CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HCRG Care Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.