Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
Contact
Sarah Lynn
commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST4 1HH
sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
one.1) Name and addresses
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Telford
TF3 4JA
Contact
Sarah Lynn
sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement - Midlands
St Chads Court
Birmingham
B16 9RG
Contact
Sarah Lynn
sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
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
Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Services in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
Reference number
IA2239
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 jointly tendered Agreements will represent ALL sexual health services commissioned by Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, and Telford and Wrekin Council, and HIV Services in the three local authority areas commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement including:
a. All levels of genitourinary medicine (GUM) - including testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (online and face to face services)
b. Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs)
c. Contraception and sexual health (CaSH) services
d. The sexual health aspect of psychosexual counselling e. Prevention of issues related to sexual health f. Specialised-human-immunodeficiency-virus-HIV-services-adult (for NHS
England)
g. Provision of Community Pharmacy Services
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: £86,323,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Sexual Health Services and HIV Services for Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The jointly tendered Agreements will represent ALL sexual health services commissioned by Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, and Telford and Wrekin Council, and HIV Services in the three local authority areas commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement including:
a. All levels of genitourinary medicine (GUM) - including testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (online and face to face services)
b. Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs)
c. Contraception and sexual health (CaSH) services
d. The sexual health aspect of psychosexual counselling
e. Prevention of issues related to sexual health
f. Specialised-human-immunodeficiency-virus-HIV-services-adult (for NHS England)
For Lot one, Sexual Health Services and HIV Services for Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin there will be 4 separate Service Agreements that will apply to this Procurement. Each Local Authority will have their own Service Agreement with the successful Supplier.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Provision Of Pharmacy Services Relating To Sexual Health for Staffordshire and Telford and Wrekin
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot Two is for the provision of Sexual Health Services In Community Pharmacies In Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin.
The Services to be delivered are:
Oral Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Screening and Treatment of Chlamydia
Pregnancy Testing
This Agreement is based on activity delivered. The Annual Agreement value is the maximum that is available to the Supplier. Therefore, the estimated Total Agreement Value for Lot two
is £1,323,000.
the Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 -
31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-019761
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IA2239
Lot No
Lot one
Title
Sexual Health Services and HIV Services in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, and Telford and Wrekin
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £82,554,602
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IA2239
Lot No
2
Title
Provision Of Pharmacy Services Relating To Sexual Health for Staffordshire and Telford and Wrekin
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Health Solutions Ltd
Coventry
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,323,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,323,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers.
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender(s), and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months