Buckinghamshire Integrated Sexual & Reproductive Health Services (including outpatient HIV Treatment and Care)

  • Buckinghamshire Council
  • NHS England (South East)

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-019195

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035113

Published 13 July 2022, 3:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Buckinghamshire Council

Walton Street Offices

Aylesbury

HP20 1UA

Contact

Ms Sarah Deyes

Email

sarah.deyes@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1296585871

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England (South East)

NHS England - South East Specialised Commissioning, Premier House, 60 Caversham Road

Reading

RG1 7EB

Email

kathryn.norton1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Buckinghamshire Integrated Sexual & Reproductive Health Services (including outpatient HIV Treatment and Care)

Reference number

DN609282

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN ERROR AND MUST BE IGNORED. IT HAS BEEN SUPERSEEDED BY NOTICE REF 2022/S 000-019188

The provision of Open Access Sexual Health Services is a mandated function for Local Authorities under regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (Public Health Function and Entry to premises by local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013. In Buckinghamshire we will be integrating them alongside HIV Treatment and Care services in partnership with NHS England.

Our joint vision is to recommission a county wide Integrated Sexual & Reproductive Health Service (including outpatient HIV Treatment and Care) for the Health &Wellbeing of residents of Buckinghamshire.

This is a notice for the provision of Buckinghamshire Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (including HIV Treatment and Care), which fall within Schedule 3 (Social and Other Specific Services) to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). The council will accordingly conduct this procurement in accordance with Section 7 (regulations 74 – 76) of the PCR 2015 (the ‘Light Touch Regime’).

Buckinghamshire Council in partnership with NHS England is seeking suitably qualified and experienced organisation/s to provide this service. The Service provision will be divided into 2 lots. Organisations can tender for either or both lots, subcontracting arrangements welcomed.

LOT 1 – Specialist Clinical Service (STI’s, Contraception & Outpatient HIV Treatment and Care) – Includes:

A -Council Commissioned Comprehensive Open Access Specialist Clinical Sexual and Reproductive Health Service to include:

• STI Testing and treatment

• Vaccination and testing for Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) with onward referral where required

• Coordination of the Chlamydia Screening Programme,

• Digital Sexual Health Services,

• Biomedical Interventions: PrEP/PEP,

• Contraception Services, including deep implant removal,

• Pregnancy testing and discussion of options where the pregnancy is unplanned including referral into other services for support

• Clinical Training, including LARC training for Primary Care

B - NHSE commissioned Outpatient HIV treatment and care services

LOT 2 - Health Promotion and Outreach – Includes:

Council Commissioned Service to include:

• Sexual Health and Contraception information, advice, and guidance,

• Education and Training to professionals and other agencies

• Condom distribution

• Sexual Health Promotion and Prevention (including Campaigns)

• Outreach and engagement work with priority groups

• Support for those living with HIV

The annual budget is capped as follows:

LOT 1 - Specialist Clinical Service (STI’s, Contraception & Outpatient HIV Treatment and Care)

A. Council Commissioned Comprehensive Open Access Specialist Clinical Sexual and Reproductive Health Service £3,053,851.00

B. NHSE commissioned Outpatient HIV treatment and care services = £221,635 (excluding specialised HIV drug costs.)

LOT 2 - Health Promotion and Outreach – Includes:

Council Commissioned Service £604,261.00

Any bids that exceed the cap will be disqualified from the procurement process.

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity.

The contract start date will be 01/04/2023 for 5 years with the option, at the discretion of the relevant contracting authorities to extend for a further 4 years

If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website:

www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on Monday 5th September 2022. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2022/S 000-019050


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

F21

Instead of
Text

THIS CALL FOR COMPETITION NOTICE WAS ISSUED IN ERROR PLEASE IGNORE! IT WAS ISSUED AS A CALL FOR COMPETITION AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CONTRACT NOTICE.

THIS NOTICE MUST BE IGNORED AS IT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY NOTICE REF 2022/S 000-019188