Contract

Community Pharmacy Sexual Health Service for Southend-on-Sea

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025646

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048a77

Published 13 August 2024, 2:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Civic Centre

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

SS26EN

Email

procurementops@southend.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southend.gov.uk/

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

Community Pharmacy Sexual Health Service for Southend-on-Sea

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312330 - Family-planning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of emergency hormonal contraception and free condoms to support access to sexual and reproductive health services within the community.

The Healthy Living Partnership is the provider company associated with our Local Pharmaceutical Committee, which is the only body of its type covering our area. This provider organisation allows us to contract directly with the partnership, to enable them to facilitate and oversee the delivery of services across all pharmacies in Southend; meaning any pharmacy in Southend can deliver services on our behalf, and in turn, increases patient choice in terms of the settings and locations in which sexual and reproductive health services can be accessed in Southend .

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Value excluding VAT: £20,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of emergency hormonal contraception and free condoms to support access to sexual and reproductive health services within the community.

This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A of the PSR.

The lifetime value of the contract is £20,000.

Contract dates - 22/07/2024 - 21/07/2026

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Healthy Living Partnership Limited

Chelmsford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH3 - Essex
Companies House

The Healthy Living Partnership Limited

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £20,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

The individuals who made the decision were: Director oh Public Health, Deputy Director of Public Health, Lead Commissioner for Prevention and Head of Adults and Children's Commissioning.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom