Awarded· 9 Jul 2024
County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council has awarded County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (cddft
2024
Award notice published
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Tender notice updated
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Award notice updated
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About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council has awarded County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The contract went to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (cddft. It was awarded on 9 July 2024. The contract value is £54,851,058.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 October 2025. The notice number is 067181-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04c914.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service" was initiated by Durham County Council and aimed at providing comprehensive family-planning services including genitourinary medicine, contraception, sexual health, and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. The service is centralised in County Durham, North East England, under the industry category of services.
The contract, awarded to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, is valued at £27,765,972.50 with a duration from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2029. This procurement stage is in the award and contract update phase as of 21st October 2025, following its initial award announcement and the subsequent updates for amendments due to NHS pay awards.
The procurement method was a limited direct award under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime regulations. Although this contract was directly awarded, such tenders demand strong service delivery, a history of collaborative practice with other health services, and an ability to adapt to external changes such as pay award adjustments.
The integration, collaboration with local health bodies, and a strategic approach to reducing health inequalities are essential for potential suppliers aiming for contract success in this sector.
The notice in full
The Integrated Sexual Health Service (ISHS) provides open access sexual health services, including genitourinary medicine (GUM), contraception and sexual health (CaSH) and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Durham County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C (under PSR) for the period 1st October 2024 - 30th September 2029.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
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Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (cddft
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £54,851,058
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 067181-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c914
- CPV code
- 85312330 - Family-planning services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5UQ
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Delivery area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Donna Iley
- Phone
- +44 3000268235
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5UQ · North East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (cddft
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service
Who won the County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service contract?
Durham County Council awarded the contract to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (cddft on 9 July 2024.
How much is the County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service contract worth?
The contract value is £54,851,058.
Who is the buyer for County Durham Integrated Sexual Health Service?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East. The named contact is Donna Iley, on +44 3000268235.
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