North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Integrated Sexual Health Service

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£17,000,000

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  • Health and social work services

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Submission Deadline

6 months ago

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4 months ago

Description

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council")  wishes to invite Tender Responses for the Provision of Integrated Sexual Health Service in North Northamptonshire.

The services will be accessible to all ages and provided at three levels, each offering different types of care and expertise. This ensures that individuals receive appropriate care based on their complexity of needs:

Level 1 - Basic Sexual Health Services
Level 2 - Intermediate Sexual Health Services; and
Level 3 - Specialist Sexual Health Services

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 48 months, making 96 months in total.

The Council  seeks to commission a single supplier, group, or consortium who is/are technically capable and able to demonstrate relevant and recent experience in providing sexual health services in the public sector. A single Contract will be awarded by North Northants council to the successful provider 

The contract for this project will be awarded via the Competitive Process, 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.

Additional information: Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home) to apply to this opportunity and to access the documentation.

The Contract Start Date has been amended to 1st July 2025. 

The submission deadline date has been extended to midday Thursday 24th October 2024.

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