Integrated Sexual Health Service, Coventry and Warwickshire

Concepts

• health services
• coventry
• coventry city council
• warwick
• wcc
• warwickshire
• warwickshire county council
• hiv treatment service
• community health
• integrated sexual health

Location

Within the county boundaries of Warwickshire and the city boundaries of Coventry

Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council), on behalf of WCC and Coventry City Council, and NHS England are seeking a provider to deliver an integrated sexual health and HIV treatment service across Coventry and Warwickshire. This procurement will lead to two separate contracts: 1. An integrated sexual health service, governed by WCC terms and conditions (on behalf of WCC and Coventry City Council) 2. An HIV treatment service, governed by NHS England terms and conditions. It is currently understood that these contracts will be novated to Integrated Care Boards as part of current health reforms The scope of the integrated sexual health service includes provision of integrated specialised sexual health services for Coventry and Warwickshire (Genitourinary Medicine, Contraception and Sexual Health services, National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis), and delivery of the C-card (condom-distribution) scheme, with a particular focus on the use of IT to support access to, and delivery of, services. It also includes the requirement to sub-contract with GPs and pharmacies for the sexual health services they provide (Chlamydia Screening - NCSP and adhoc testing, Emergency Hormonal Contraception provision, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception provision, and the C-card scheme) ensuring that an appropriate IT platform is provided to evidence delivery in GPs and pharmacies. There is an expectation that the Provider(s) will also offer a wider range of services including diagnosis and treatment for non-STI conditions and broader reproductive health services. It should be noted that any pathology testing provision related to care provided in integrated services and in primary care will need be subcontracted to a laboratory by the Provider(s). Any and all arrangements and costs associated with equipment, transport or pathology testing is included in the contract value. The scope of the HIV treatment includes condition management and drug treatment, as laid out within the national service specification.

Total Quantity or Scope

Warwickshire County Council (the Council), on behalf of WCC and Coventry City Council, and NHS England are seeking a provider to deliver an integrated sexual health and HIV treatment service across Coventry and Warwickshire. The Tender Process: Mid tender clarification meeting The purpose of the mid tender clarification meeting is to identify and address any issues that may arise such as property and/or service requirements to aid bidders with their submission. These clarification meetings will be recorded and may be shared with other bidders (apart from anything that is commercially sensitive). The Commissioners' Requirements are detailed in this and the accompanying documents included in the Appendices. The Council is prepared to discuss these Requirements as part of the clarification and participants should use these opportunities to discuss the Commissioners' Requirements for the Service in order to develop their solutions. Please send your request for a clarification meeting with your preferred date and time and your clarification queries for discussion via www.csw-jets.co.uk at least 7 days before the meeting dates of 07 or 08 March 2023. Tender: Tenders will be submitted on 06 April 2023 at 12:00 noon Clarification / Negotiation meeting(s): The Council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of initial tenders without undertaking any negotiations or to enter into negotiations with applicants. If the Council elects to enter into negotiations, then the applicants will be invited to attend the negotiation meetings and will subsequently be invited to make a further submission in the next stage. The Council may use the negotiation procedure to improve applicant' submissions and may also be used to reduce the number of applicants invited to submit further or best and final offers. The Council has provisionally planned three rounds of negotiation however the Council reserves the right to increase or reduce the number of negotiation stages as required to achieve the best outcome for the Council. The Council also reserves the right to amend the approach to the negotiation stages, for example by having two negotiation meetings prior to resubmission rather than one. Final Tender: Following any negotiation applicants will be invited to submit revised tenders. These final tenders will be evaluated on the same basis as the initial tenders (as detailed in the Award Stage section). These services may be subject to modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs of the Council and the service and increases or decreases in funding. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 5 years however the Councils reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 60 months (60 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services
• 85323000 - Community health services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSW-JETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement.