Contract

Sexual Health Services

  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Rutland County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-009959

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03999e

Published 27 March 2024, 9:52am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council

County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

Mr Baz Mistry

Email

Baz.Mistry@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163055119

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.1) Name and addresses

Rutland County Council

Rutland

Email

enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.rutland.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Sexual Health Services

Reference number

DN651717

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the Authorities) have successfully awarded a contract for the for an Online Sexual Health Service (Lot 2). The Authorities were not able to award any contracts for the provision for Integrated Sexual Health Service (Lot 1), and for the provision for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service (Lot 3).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £24,869,568

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Online Sexual Health Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72300000 - Data services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The service will deliver and manage a secure and accessible, online sexual health service that facilitates a comprehensive sexual health assessment, remote STI and HIV home sampling and diagnosis test kit, without the need to see a healthcare practitioner for; sexually active individuals aged 16 years and over residing in Leicestershire and Rutland.

The provider will deliver 24 hours a day accessible service, capable of processing high volumes of requests simultaneously.

Service aims are:

 to increase knowledge of risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and refer to appropriate services

- to help contribute to a reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in under 18s

- reduce late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV

- provision of STI testing, (some treatment) and partner notification

- increase the uptake of HIV testing

- to enable providers to be active participants in an integrated multi-disciplinary service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice

Service objectives include:

- delivery of a user friendly, non-judgemental, client centred and confidential online sexual health service

- Identify:

- Eligibility

- Risk

- Vulnerabilities

- Need

- Appropriate testing

- Any required referrals to an alternative/additional service provider/s

- provide rapid and easy access to STI testing (and some treatments)

- provide rapid easy access to contraception

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-018789


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Online Sexual Health Service

Lot No

2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 October 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SH:24 CIC

35a Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7JB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,321,150


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)

Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street

Birmingham

B4 6DS

Country

United Kingdom