Awarded· 8 Jul 2025
FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service
Leicester City Council · Leicester, East Midlands
Leicester City Council has awarded FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Trade Sexual Health
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:00
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:21
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About this tender
In brief
Leicester City Council has awarded FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester. The contract went to Trade Sexual Health. It was awarded on 8 July 2025. The contract value is £75,980.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 14 August 2025. The notice number is 048679-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056a58.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service" was organised by Leicester City Council, aiming to deliver community health services within Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. This services contract involves person-centred support for individuals newly diagnosed with HIV, fostering empowerment and engagement in treatment while addressing stigma.
The procurement was under a limited process as per the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, not involving public competition, with the contract value excluding VAT at £75,980. The contract will commence on 28th August 2025, spanning until 27th August 2026. Service providers who can demonstrate effective models of empowerment, treatment engagement, and stigma reduction within HIV care will be well-positioned to execute this initiative successfully.
This tender suits small to medium-sized enterprises with a focus on healthcare services and those accustomed to working with marginalised communities. The funding, supported by national bodies like NHS England, presents stability and potential for long-term collaboration in public health service delivery.
The notice in full
The provision of this service will involve one to one support from people with lived experience of HIV for those newly diagnosed through the hospital ED. The support will be person centred and therefore take a different form for every individual, but broadly, it will help people to feel empowered to understand and take ownership of their diagnosis, engage and remain in treatment and tackle stigma.
National HIV treatment guidelines recommend a peer support model as the gold standard for those living with HIV. The service will be funded by national funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and NHS England via the Integrated Care Board for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The provision of this service will involve one to one support from people with lived experience of HIV for those newly diagnosed through the hospital ED. The support will be person centred and therefore take a different form for every individual, but broadly, it will help people to feel empowered to understand and take ownership of their diagnosis, engage and remain in treatment and tackle stigma.
National HIV treatment guidelines recommend a peer support model as the gold standard for those living with HIV. The service will be funded by national funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and NHS England via the Integrated Care Board for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
This notice is to notify the market that Leicester City Council ('the Authority') is intending to award this contract to following The Most Suitable Provider process under NHS Provider Selection Regime 2023 The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS75,980. This is a new service that is being awarded to an existing provider that is currently being subcontracted via the Authority's Sexual Health Service.
The anticipated commencement date is 28th August 2025 and the initial contract will be for 12 months until 27th August 2026.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Trade Sexual Health
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £75,980
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
- 048679-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056a58
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Delivery area
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Leicester
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Leicester City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Miss Liane Pereira
- Phone
- +44 1164542446
- Address
- Leicester, LE1 1FZ · East Midlands · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Trade Sexual Health
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service
Who won the FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service contract?
Leicester City Council awarded the contract to Trade Sexual Health on 8 July 2025.
How much is the FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service contract worth?
The contract value is £75,980.
Who is the buyer for FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service?
Leicester City Council, based in Leicester, East Midlands. The named contact is Miss Liane Pereira, on +44 1164542446.
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