Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service
Reference number
DN742670
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312330 - Family-planning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Integrated Sexual Health Service (ISHS) provides open access sexual health services, including genitourinary medicine (GUM), contraception and sexual health (CaSH) and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Durham County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C (under PSR) for the period 1st October 2024 - 30th September 2029.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £26,198,715 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Integrated Sexual Health Service (ISHS) provides open access sexual health services, including genitourinary medicine (GUM), contraception and sexual health (CaSH) and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Durham County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C (under PSR) for the period 1st October 2024 - 30th September 2029 with a
value of £26,198,715
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: N/A
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
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
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 8th January 2025 to donna.iley@durham.gov.uk.
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
10 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
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT)
Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
DL3 6HX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC13 - Darlington
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: £26,198,715
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £26,198,715 taken into consideration
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 8th January 2025 to donna.iley@durham.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
The council has fully considered each of the key criteria when making a decision on the award of this contract. A particular emphasis was placed upon:
• Quality and innovation: the provider's most recent Care Quality Commission inspection judgement was 'Good', whilst the sub-contractor that delivers the online provision is rated as 'Outstanding'; no formal complaints were received in 2022 and 2023 and service user feedback both from adult patients and young people is overwhelmingly positive; the Service rapidly changed its delivery model to respond to COVID-19, with many of the changes retained and now seen as business-as-usual, and the provider also responded quickly to the national Mpox outbreak; whilst any performance challenges or delivery issues have been raised with the provider and action taken as a result.
• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: the provider works in partnership with a range of organisations and services to ensure that integrated pathways are in place to improve outcomes, including gynaecology and midwifery services, primary care, the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service, Children and Young People's Services, education settings, the Mobile Sexual Health Service, the Health Squad, and the secure estate; the Service provides good representation and engagement on local and regional strategic groups and has strong links with cross-boundary services; and the Service benefits from the infrastructure, support and resilience County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is able to provide as part of a wider health system.
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: the Service provides a wide range of options for access, including weekday and evening clinic provision, full clinical triage by telephone, 24-hour access to online sexually transmitted infection testing and condom ordering services, and contraceptive services available from GP surgeries and community pharmacies; service users are treated as individuals and provided with a range of personalised care options to facilitate choice, with treatment tailored to individual needs, and can attend sexual health clinics across the county rather than being tied to their 'home' or registered clinic; plus the provider is utilising the findings of a recent Health Equity Audit to improve access to the Service in terms of location, accessibility, and delivery, with weekend clinics and walk-in appointments to be reintroduced, for example.
Based upon the assessment of the provider's past performance across the key criteria and its ability to continue to deliver against these, the council has taken the decision to award the
contract to the incumbent provider.
Officers of Public Health Senior Management Team were the decision makers.
There were no Conflicts of interest identified among the Public Health Senior Management Team.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England (PSR Review Panel)
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Country
United Kingdom