Contract

Provision and delivery of an Integrated Sexual Health Service

  • DERBY CITY COUNCIL

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-037548

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04bd58

Published 20 November 2024, 2:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

Corporation Street

Derby

DE1 2FS

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF11 - Derby

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.derby.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

Provision and delivery of an Integrated Sexual Health Service

Reference number

TD2103

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision and delivery of the specialist consultant-led integrated sexual health service (ISHS) that local authorities are responsible for commissioning, including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, the provision of HIV PrEP and provision of the full range of contraception services tailored to meet the needs of our population at all stages across the life course. A central aim of the service will be to reduce inequalities in sexual health outcomes, achieved by delivering services to the general population with a specific focus on those groups where the burden of sexual ill health is recognised to be greater.

The service will support delivery against the five main national sexual health Public Health Outcomes Frameworks measures:

• under 18 conceptions;

• chlamydia detection rate;

• new STIs diagnosis (excluding chlamydia in the under 25s);

• prescribing of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) excluding injections (females aged 15 to 44).

• people presenting with HIV at a late stage of infection

The service will also contribute to the ambitions of the Derby and Derbyshire Sexual Health Alliance and locally identified service outcomes

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: £15,870,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF11 - Derby

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision and delivery of the specialist consultant-led integrated sexual health service (ISHS) that local authorities are responsible for commissioning, including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, the provision of HIV PrEP and provision of the full range of contraception services tailored to meet the needs of our population at all stages across the life course. A central aim of the service will be to reduce inequalities in sexual health outcomes, achieved by delivering services to the general population with a specific focus on those groups where the burden of sexual ill health is recognised to be greater.

The service will support delivery against the five main national sexual health Public Health Outcomes Frameworks measures:

• under 18 conceptions;

• chlamydia detection rate;

• new STIs diagnosis (excluding chlamydia in the under 25s);

• prescribing of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) excluding injections (females aged 15 to 44).

• people presenting with HIV at a late stage of infection

The service will also contribute to the ambitions of the Derby and Derbyshire Sexual Health Alliance and locally identified service outcomes

This contract is to be awarded to the existing provider following direct award process C under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The lifetime value of the contract is £15,870,000.00.

The contract is due to begin on 01/04/2025 and initial term will end on 31/03/2028. There will be the option to extend by annual increments to 31/03/2030.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: n/a / Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is due to begin on 01/04/2025 and initial term will end on 31/03/2028. There will be the option to extend by annual increments to 31/03/2030


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) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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

20 November 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

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield

S42 7JE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF11 - Derby
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: £15,870,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £15,870,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 02/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

There were no declared conflicts of interest.

Award decision-makers:

Lisa Burn - Consultant, Public Health. Bernie Brown, Public Health Manager Harriet Connolly, Public Health Support Officer

Key Criteria used to make the decision:

QUESTION? Asked ourselves - what do we want from our service? individually, using online whiteboard noted all of the things that we wanted to see in the service and what is important to us. GROUPING OF IDEAS: through colour coding, we grouped together the sticky notes of a similar theme, using loose headings e.g. access and choice, workforce development, engagement and collaboration etc.

KEY CRITERIA: using the headings of each key criteria, we discussed where each grouping/statement fit best.

WEIGHTING: discussed which criteria was the most/least important. Increased weighting for the area we felt was the most important overall, decreased the weighting for the least. The remaining weighting was then shared equally between the other 3 areas

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Derby City Council

Derby

Country

United Kingdom