Scope
Description
Direct awards will be issued to any qualified Provider who a service user chooses to access sexual health services from who are out of area from West Northamptonshire.
Contract 1. Sexual Health Services - Out of area contacts (Service user choice)
Suppliers
Supplier not yet selected
Contract value
- £750,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 June 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2029
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85323000 - Community health services
Contract locations
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Light touch
Direct award justification
User choice contract
User Choice Contract - Taken from PA23:
15. The public contract is a contract for the supply of user choice services and the conditions in paragraph 17 are met.
16. In paragraph 15, "user choice services" means services-
(a)that are of a kind specified in regulations under section 9 (light touch contracts),
(b)that are supplied for the benefit of a particular individual, and
(c)in respect of which a contracting authority would, in awarding a contract for their supply, be required under an enactment to have regard to the views of the individual, or a person providing care to the individual (their "carer"), in relation to who should supply the services.
17. The conditions are that-
(a)the individual to whom the services are to be supplied or their carer has expressed a preference as to who should supply the services, or the nature of the services to be supplied is such that only one supplier is capable of providing them, and
(b)the contracting authority considers that it is not in the best interests of the individual to award the contract under section 19.
Contracting authority
West Northamptonshire Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGDV-8944-CMBP
Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government