Official UK procurement notice
Level 2 Sexual Health Services - Breckland/South Norfolk
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLevel 2 Sexual Health Service (STI Testing and Treatment) - South Norfolk/Breckland Locality
Norfolk County Council Public Health intends to commission a community-based Level 2 Sexual Health Service within the South Norfolk/Breckland locality.
The proposed service will build upon existing Primary Care-based sexual health provision and expand the scope of delivery to include the assessment, testing and treatment of symptomatic but uncomplicated sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The service is intended to improve access to local sexual health services, particularly within rural and geographically dispersed communities, whilst supporting integration with existing Norfolk sexual health pathways and referral arrangements.
The service has been developed in response to identified local need and will focus specifically on the South Norfolk/Breckland population. Providers expressing an interest should therefore be able to demonstrate an appropriate delivery model, geographical footprint, workforce capacity, clinical capability and governance arrangements necessary to deliver the service across the required locality.
The proposed contract term is four (4) years with an indicative annual contract value of approximately £103,500, representing an estimated total contract value of £414,000 over the full contract term. The contract is expected to operate on an activity-based payment model.
This procurement is being undertaken under Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Interested providers should be able to demonstrate:
- Appropriate clinical capability to deliver a Level 2 Sexual Health Service.
- Sufficient workforce capacity and resilience.
- Robust clinical governance and safeguarding arrangements.
- Experience of delivering sexual health and STI services.
- Ability to provide accessible services within the South Norfolk/Breckland locality.
- Integration with existing sexual health pathways, laboratory services and referral arrangements.
The Authority notes that alternative sexual health provision already exists elsewhere within Norfolk and therefore this opportunity is specifically focused on addressing the needs of the South Norfolk/Breckland locality.
Providers wishing to express an interest will be invited to provide information regarding their capability, capacity and proposed delivery model for the service.
CPV: Health services · Medical practice services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement is being undertaken using Direct Award Process B of the Health Care…
This procurement is being undertaken using Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. There are no specific notices for the Provider Selection Regime and hence we are adapting the standard contract notice.
Under this process the number of providers is not or cannot be restricted by the relevant authority. Contracts will be offered to all providers to which an award can be made when they meet all requirements in relation to the provision of the healthcare services to patients.
A framework agreement is not being established.
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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 (2)
- Quality: 100
- Price: 0
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Norfolk County Council buys Medical practice and related services (CPV 8512), and who usually turns up
Norfolk County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Medical practice and related services (CPV 8512) →
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11% / 24%
2–311% / 14%
4–658% / 43%
7+21% / 19%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate36% / 9%
Within ±2%59% / 82%
Above estimate5% / 9%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1This procurement is being undertaken using Direct Award Process B of the Health Care…CPV 8512Estimate not published
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1 bid11%
2–317%
4–639%
7+33%
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Where the award price may land.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS TrustWorked for this buyer | Invitation to Participate in Dialogue for Sexual Related Health - Specialist Level 3 & Prevention Servicenotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | 88% match |
| Norwich City Community Sports FoundationWorked for this buyer | Tier 2 Healthy Weight Service for Children and Young People in Norfolknotice published Jun 2024 | — | — | 86% match |
| 23 Limited (trading as SmokeFree)Worked for this buyer | Stop Smoking Enhanced Digital Intervention Service (PSR MSPP)notice published Dec 2025 | — | — | 85% match |
| Change Grow Live Services LimitedWorked for this buyer | Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contractnotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | 83% match |
| Provide CiCWorked for this buyer | Emergency Department Stop Smoking Servicesruns to Jan 2029 | — | £1.2m | 83% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.0bn31 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £199m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £804m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £63m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=13 | |
| £690m36 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £270m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
Provide CiCLarge | £237m13 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £50m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 |
| £987m18 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Dec 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075813- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e054Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://intendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` in this tender. Once registered and having expressed an interest, please confirm via correspondence that you are interested and we will send the required documents to you. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Dec 2026, 11:15 GMT
Timeline
10 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published71 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:04 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 42 days1 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 42 days1 Dec 2026, 11:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.