Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre,St. Peters Square
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV11RL
Contact
Ade Winjobi
adebimpe.winjobi@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Open Access Sexual Health Services
Reference number
CWC24027
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The mandated function requires each Local Authority to provide, or secure the provision of, open access sexual health services in its area including preventing the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), treating, testing and caring for people with STIs and partner notification. This also includes making arrangements to cover service users from outside the Local Authority boundary . Local Authorities should provide contraceptive services including advice on, and reasonable access to, a broad range of contraceptive methods and advice on preventing unintended pregnancy.
This contract is based on cross charging policy in place across the country on cross charging attendances for Wolverhampton residents choosing to attend all NHS Trusts providing Out of Area sexual health service anywhere in the country.
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: £1,285,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award process B under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 8.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Due to the open access element of the sexual health service, various NHS Trusts across the country will provide the service to Wolverhampton residents as and when required.
For Sexual Health Services, the Key Principles for Cross Charging was published by DHSC in 2013 following transition to local government commissioning of SRHS to promote a consistent, fair, and transparent approach.
This guidance was updated in 2018. The guidance outlines principles for Local Authorities regarding payments for residents accessing sexual health Out of Area (OOA) services. These principles include:
• Scope for local determination regarding how these arrangements work
• Having a consistent, equitable, fair and transparent approach to cross charging both from a commissioning and provider perspective.
In accordance with Schedule 2 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process B has been followed.
Providers can be any NHS trust under NHS England remit.
Governance for this type of requirement has been approved for up to 5 years.
There were no declared conflicts of interest.
Decision makers were made by Public Health Commissioning Lead , Consultant in Public Health and Cabinet member for Adults an Wellbeing
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
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
12 August 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
NHS England
Redditch
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,285,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,285,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract will be make payments to various NHS Trusts nationally for Contraception, family planning and Genito-urinary Medicine (GUM) Out of Area service provisions, delivered to Wolverhampton residents as and when required.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
Country
United Kingdom