East Sussex Sexual Health Services

Concepts

• health services
• lewes
• sexual health services
• digital services
• good sexual health
• sexual health outcomes
• contraceptive services
• nhs funded induced abortion services
• the integrated sexual health service
• the main digital service provider

Location

LEWES

Description

East Sussex County Council, in collaboration with NHS England who commission the HIV treatment and care services, and the Lewes prison sexual health and HIV treatment and care in-reach services, are awarding to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust for sexual health services. This is awarded under PCR2015 Regulation 32 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication. Whilst this is a collaboration between East Sussex County Council and NHS England, this notice is for the East Sussex County Council contract only.

Total Quantity or Scope

The integrated sexual health service will aim to improve sexual health outcomes by: · Promoting good sexual health through primary prevention activities including, education, condom provision, partner tracing, immunisation,contraception, behaviour change and activities which aim to reduce the stigma associated with GUM conditions, HIV and unintended and unwanted pregnancy. · Providing rapid and easy access to GUM, STI and BBV assessment, testing, treatment and management services through a variety of mechanisms which primarily includes an interdependent working partnership with the main digital service provider. · Providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services for those who cannot access primary care. · Support referral to NHS funded induced abortion services and support in planning pregnancy using contraception through a variety of mechanisms which include digital services, supporting colleagues in youth, maternity, abortion and those working with vulnerable groups to be able to offer discussion and assessment and provision of contraception to their service users. · Reducing late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV through partner notification, access to testing,Pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and improving the sexual health of those using PreP and living with HIV. · Providing a service with appropriately trained staff;clear and effective operational and clinical governance; and patient safety arrangements. · Being responsive to local need (a) providing rapid response to outbreak management; and (b) through continuous improvement and response to local population need. · Operating as leader to the local sexual health system providing clinical leadership, workforce training, technical appraisal, public education,involvement in local networks and mentoring and development of clear referral pathways between providers.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

There will be an allowed for option to extend for 2 years and following that an option to extend for a further one year.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

An Open Procedure was published on 22 May 2023 (Notice reference: 2023/S 000-014519) and no bids were received. The Authority is therefore seeking to rely upon Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to award this Contract. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust were interested in the contract, however did not submit a bid as they were instructed not to tender for work outside of their boundary. This decision was subsequently reversed, however the tender deadline had passed. The Authority believes this is permitted as the conditions of the contract have not been substantially altered and the nature and scope of the contract remain the same.

Other Information

The initial term of the contract will be for two years. II.2.5 Award criteria Quality criterion are ranked in priority order. This contract is awarded under PCR2015 Regulation 32: Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication as there were no tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to an Open Procedure.