WSCC - Integrated Sexual Health Service

Providers must demonstrate that the following requirements are currently in place or will be fully in place by the service commencement date (1 August 2026). <br/>

• CQC Registration: The provider must hold, or be in the process of securing, appropriate registration with the Care Quality Commission for the delivery of the specified services.<br/>
• Clinical Qualifications: All clinical staff must hold qualifications that meet national standards, including alignment with British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH/CoSRH) guidance, where applicable.<br/>
• Safeguarding and DBS Compliance: The provider must have safeguarding policies and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) processes in place. These must be up to date and compliant with the Pan Sussex Child Protection Procedures and Pan Sussex Safeguarding Adult Procedures.<br/><br/>Information on how offers will be assessed (provided in the Procurement Document Pack):<br/>Stage 1 – Mandatory exclusion checks (Pass/Fail).<br/>Stage 2 – Basic Selection criteria assessment (Pass/Fail). At this stage also the Pricing Schedule is assessed (Pass/Fail).<br/>Stage 3 – Key Criteria evaluation ( scored from 0-4 with weightings assigned to each question).

Providers will be required to provide a copy of their audited accounts.<br/><br/>Providers will be required to have, or agree to take out, should they be successful, the following minimum levels of Insurance per delegated authority:<br/>o Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds (£10,000,000). <br/>o Employers’ liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds (£10,000,000).<br/>o Professional indemnity insurance with a limit of cover of not less than five million pounds (£5,000,000) . <br/>o Clinical negligence insurance cover with a limit of cover of not less than five million pounds (£5,000,000).

Providers must provide evidence of previous experience delivering an integrated sexual health service or elements of this.<br/>Providers are requested to provide details of up to three relevant previous contracts. Where a provider does not have any relevant experience, it must supply a statement of explanation.<br/>Providers must confirm that data systems will be in place to ensure national reporting requirements can be met (currently CTAD Chlamydia Surveillance System, GUMCAD STI Surveillance System, HIV & AIDS Reporting System - HARS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Data Set - SHRAD).<br/>Providers must confirm that data systems will be in place to ensure activity is reported via Pathway Analytics.