Planning

Market engagement prior to the procurement of sexual and reproduction health services

  • Wirral Borough Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-008372

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b52f

Published 22 March 2023, 3:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Wirral Borough Council

Marriss House, 3rd Floor South Wing Hamilton Street

Birkenhead

CH41 5AL

Contact

Ms Georgina Holsgrove

Email

georginaholsgrove@wirral.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1516662000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD74 - Wirral

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Market engagement prior to the procurement of sexual and reproduction health services

Reference number

DN662159

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Wirral Council are currently considering options for the future design and procurement of their Sexual Health Services, with a view to commencing the proposed new service/s on 1st April 2024.

As a part of this process, the commissioners of this service are keen to capture provider experience, skills, knowledge and concerns at an early point to ensure these can be fully considered throughout the service and procurement design phases.

The services in scope include: (1) Integrated Sexual Health Clinical Services, (2) Community Based Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services, (3) Community Based Emergency Hormonal Contraception Services and (4) Online Sexual Health Services. (5) HIV/STI Prevention and Support.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD74 - Wirral

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Prior to commencing any formal public procurement process the Council wish to engage with interested providers and undertake a formal market engagement.

The over-all arching aim of the market engagement exercise is to establish and understand the market appetite for the service and brief suppliers on the service required by the Council providing an opportunity to seek feedback.

Providers with experience of delivering these types of services are invited to complete a questionnaire concerning the opportunity; kindly register your expression of interest via our e-tendering portal or by contacting the officer named above.

Further information in regards to time and joining the session will be made available at a later date.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 September 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No