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Medway has an integrated sexual health service that delivers HIV Treatment and Care services in partnership with NHS England.\nThe service provision is divided into two elements with both elements awarded to one and the same lead provider.\nElement 1 – a contract with Medway Council for the provision of Specialist Clinical Service (Sexual and reproductive health) that includes the following services:\n• Hub and Spoke clinics offering a full level 1-3 service (STI prevention, detection and treatment, Contraception, and associated functions)\n• Self-managed care including health education, online testing, and harm reduction\n• Outreach to schools, colleges and other organisations to promote the service\n• Outreach to groups who face additional barriers accessing services\n• Psychosexual therapies; short to medium term therapy\n• National Chlamydia Screening Programme\n• Condom scheme\n• Long Acting Reversible Contraception fitting and removal in primary care\n• Emergency Oral Contraception in Pharmacies\n• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)\n• Post Exposure Prophylaxis after sexual exposure (PEPSE)\n• Out of Area payments and invoicing (Provider holds the budget within core contract value)\nElement 2 – Adult HIV Treatment and Care Services delivered in accordance with the national service specification", "amendments": [ { "id": "2", "unstructuredChanges": [ { "oldValue": { "text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention\nto award notice. 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This contract has not yet formally been\nawarded; this notice serves as an intention to\naward under the PSR.\nWritten representations should be sent to\njames.welch@medway.gov.uk and\nclaire.hurcum@medway.gov.uk.\nDecision makers: Procurement Board, Public\nHealth Improvement Programme Manager, Public\nHealth Head of Service and Category Manager.\nThere are no declared conflicts of interest.\nThe Provider was evaluated against the key criteria\nand achieved a pass for all criteria:\nCriterion 1: Improving access, reducing health\ninequalities, and facilitating choice – weighting 30%\nThe Provider demonstrated understanding of\nbarriers and enablers to support those who be less\nlikely to access services. The delivery model has\nproved effective with a good range of clinical, in\nreach and outreach activities. 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The Provider has\nevidenced working with private, statutory and\nvoluntary sectors, and building pathways to deliver\neffective HIV care to adults and the use of peer\nsupporters.\nCriterion 3: Quality and Innovation – weighting 20%\nThe Provider evidenced quality with their recent\nCQC rating of outstanding, strong safeguarding\nprocesses, and transparent data reporting during\nthe current contract. The Provider has\ndemonstrated that innovation has been central to\nthe service development since 2016 and improved\npatient choice, long-acting reversible contraception\nprocesses, online testing, and the online condom\nscheme. The Provider has demonstrated service\nuser engagement, co design, and co-delivery\nthrough the peer programme and evidenced that\nthe learning been disseminated to the wider\nsystem.\nCriterion 4: Social value - weighted 5%\nThe provider has set out social value commitments\nin accordance with the Council's Social Value\nrequirements.\nCriterion 5: Value - weighted 20%\nThe Provider confirmed delivery of the service\nwithin the financial envelope.\nIn conclusion, the Provider has demonstrated\ndelivery of high quality, cost effective and\naccessible sexual health services since 2016 and\nassured commissioners that this will continue in the\nnew contract." }, "newValue": { "text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. 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