The Isle of Wight Specialist Sexual and Reproductive Health Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• isle of wight specialist sexual and reproductive health service
• newport
• aim of the service
• isle of wight council
• isle of wight specialist sexual
• model of service provision
• sexual health
• clinical services
• provision of sexual health services

Location

Isle of Wight:

Description

The Isle of Wight Council ("The Authority") intends to award a contract for the provision of Sexual Health Services utilising Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This VEAT notice is being published to inform the market of our intentions and to commence a 10 day stand still period prior to the contract being awarded.

Total Quantity or Scope

The aim of the service is to improve sexual health through the delivery of a range of accessible, high-quality, responsive, cost-effective, confidential, Integrated Sexual Health Services through a branded hub and spoke model of service provision to the local population. The service will also support the delivery of level 1 and 2 sexual health services in primary care and other community settings through clinical and system leadership and the development and provision of professional training, care pathways and the co-ordination of a local sexual health network. Level 3 clinical services shall be Consultant-led and provided via a One-Stop Hub and Spoke Model. This service model includes the provision of the following Level 3 Sexual & Reproductive Health Services. Access to the service should be through a range of appointment types, such as face to face, virtual, telephone and online. The Provider is required to ensure effective working relationships with commissioners and staff of interdependent services including existing HIV and termination of pregnancy services and with commissioners of national vaccination programmes for people at increased risk of certain infections to enable delivery of seamless pathways for service users.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Legal Justification

In October 2022, a procurement of the Isle of Wight Specialist Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Sexual Health services was undertaken using the open procedure. However the authority received no suitable tenders. Resultingly, the Isle of Wight Council intends to direct award a one-year contract from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 to the incumbent provider. This will allow the current service provider to determine the true activity level and service needs, in preparation for a successful procurement process in future. From Spring 2023 Isle of Wight commissioners aim to collaborate with other local commissioners, stakeholders and the market to help develop and procure an Integrated provision for Sexual Health, to commence from April 2024. This will help a further align the commissioning and service delivery on the Isle of Wight to the current Integrated Sexual Health Contract across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton.

Other Information

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