Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Sexual Health Service · Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for Bracknell Forest Borough Council (Jun 2025)
Authority: Bracknell Forest Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), Bracknell Forest Council are awarding the Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) Service contract to the successful bidder as detailed in the intent to award notice ref 2025/S 000-081642.
The contract will be entered into by Bracknell Forest Council as the Lead Authority, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough Borough Council.
The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years with an extension provision of up to a further 2 years in periods of up to 12 months at a time.
A conflict-of-interest assessment was prepared with no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Community health services · Family-planning services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The service aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality sexual and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£18,740,000
The service aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality sexual and reproductive health service that meets the increasing needs of the population and covers a range of interventions including, prevention, testing, treatment, contraception, sexual health aspects of psychosexual counselling, outreach and online testing, with a focus on promoting well-being and reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and other related sexual health issues.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process.
The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years from 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2031 with an initial total contract value of £12,903,060.00. There is also an extension provision in the contract of up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time, at a value of £2,866,116.00 (extension year 1) and £2,968,836.00 (extension year 2). The potential total overall contract value therefore being £18,738,012.00.
This is an existing service and the successful bidder is the existing Provider. Additional information: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2032
- First published
- 30 Jun 2025, 16:46 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN779966- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036246- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055648Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Written representations should be sent to [email protected] by the end of the standstill period (midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025)
If a provider wishes to request the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel consider their PSR representations, they must submit their request using a pro forma (as published by NHS England) within 5 working days of receiving the Council's decision following review of the representation.
Any proceedings must be brought in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 within the applicable time limits.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to Bracknell Forest Council by midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. The contract will be entered into by Bracknell Forest Council as the Lead Authority, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough Borough Council. When the standstill period has closed and the contract has been awarded to the intended provider, a Corrigendum will be completed and linked to this Contract Award Notice (intention to award) to declare that the contract has now been awarded. The contract award criteria were specified in the procurement documents. Quality - 55% Price - 40% Social Value - 5% The relative importance of the key criteria (quality) which aligns with PSR were weighted as follows:- Quality and Innovation - 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% The above criteria were weighted in accordance to their importance to the successful delivery of the service. Following evaluation of the Quality, Pricing and Social Value scores and subsequent moderation process, the Most Advantageous Tender was offered by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT). BHFT achieved a score above the threshold set by the Council. Written representations should be sent to [email protected] by the end of the standstill period (midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025) The award decision-maker is the Executive Director of Place, Bracknell Forest Council on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council, The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Council and Slough Borough Council. The officers that supported reaching the decision were:- • Public Health Principal, Bracknell Forest Council • Public Health Consultant, Bracknell Forest Council • Public Health Consultant, Slough • Public Health Lead - Adults, Slough • Public Health Service Lead for Contracts, Commissioning and Healthy Ageing, RBWM • Public Health Programme Officer, RBWM A conflicts of interest assessment was prepared with no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents are available on the South East Business Portal procontract.due-north.com ↗ Tenders must be submitted electronically via the portal
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 16:46 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published301 days ago23 Dec 2025, 10:27 GMT
- Award decision expected by292 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 16:46 BSTUK4
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Dec 2025, 16:01 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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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 Procurement Act (2023) do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. The date of Contract Award is 23rd …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £18,738,012 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Sexual Health Service · Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £18,738,012
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Slough Borough CouncilContracting authority
- The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Associated tender documents are found at the above website. The Reference number for this procurement is DN779966
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender