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Published 1 Sept 2023, 15:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Dynamic Purchasing System

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Aug 2024awarded 1 Dec 2023
Market period 1 yrends 30 Nov 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking, and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county.

The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the ability to:

  • achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway.
  • have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.
  • ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

CPV: General-practitioner services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
99 bids received · 90 suppliers appointed
Market period
1 yr from 1 Dec 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: South East · Appropriate clinic rooms within primary care settings within the geographical boundary of Kent County.
Extensions: Maximum of two 12 months extensions from 01 December 2024 to 30 November 2025 and 01 December 2025 to 30 November 2026.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Practitioners who hold valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC) for the procedures undertaken or must have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the ability to:

    • achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) as part of a primary care pathway.
    • have appropriate treatment rooms for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant
    • ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Dynamic…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
1 Sept 2023, 15:48 BST
Last source update
7 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
Authority reference
DN670756
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007387
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f931 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Admission period ends
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 30 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2023
  2. Notice published
    7 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Mar 2024, 15:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 90admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 99
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings Dynamic Purchasing System

    Signed
    1 Dec 2023
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring,…99bids——£630,000 – £900,000
Whole notice———£630,000 – £900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

90 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 90 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria