Tender

Supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception

  • Nottinghamshire County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038709

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c160

Published 2 December 2024, 10:31am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Nottinghamshire County Council

County Hall, West Bridgford

Nottingham

NG2 7QP

Email

michael1.fowler@nottscc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.eastmidstenders.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.eastmidstenders.org

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address:

Public Health Nottinghamshire County Council

Loughborough Road

West Bridgford

NG2 7QP

Email

LCPHS.Queries@nottscc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nottinghamshire.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

Supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception

Reference number

DN748450

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312330 - Family-planning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Providers of the service must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and completed training to provide this service.

Nottinghamshire County Council is commissioning Providers to provide EHC free of charge to all women attending for this provision in line with requirements set out in the specification and in accordance with the EHC/PGD.

The Provider is required to arrange for a qualified and accredited pharmacist to consult with clients attending for EHC. If deemed to be clinically appropriate, the pharmacist can supply either the hormonal post coital contraception Levonorgestrel 1.5mg or Ulipristal acetate 30mg to individuals requesting the EHC and who are clinically eligible and give consent.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
  • UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Providers of the service must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and completed training to provide this service.

The Service Specification sets out the Authority’s requirement on respect of a Locally Commissioned Public Health Service (LCPHS) for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in community pharmacy. It comprises of two parts. Component A relates to the provision of EHC and an optional Component B which relates to the provision of free condoms as part of the EHC consultation.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

End date

31 March 2030

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

28 January 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

Direct Award B