Coming up· published 3 Jul 2025
Integrated Sexual Health Service
Cheshire East Council · Cheshire East, North West
Cheshire East Council is planning Integrated Sexual Health Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire East.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice updated
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Pipeline notice updated
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Pipeline notice published
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cheshire East Council is planning Integrated Sexual Health Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire East. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £17,500,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2031. It lasts 5 years.
Find a Tender published it on 3 July 2025. The notice number is 037164-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05583d.
Summary of the contracting process
Cheshire East Council is planning a procurement for an "Integrated Sexual Health Service" in the Cheshire East Borough. This contract involves statutory services such as HIV/STI testing, treatment, and contraception services. The procurement, classified under community health services, targets the services category and is governed by the UK's light-touch regime.
The contract, valued at £175 million, will run from 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2031, with potential extensions up to 2033. Key dates include the publication of a further notice expected by 15th January 2026. The process is currently in the planning stage, ensuring all regulations and strategic goals such as improving access and reducing health inequalities are in place.
The focus on reducing health inequalities and supporting reproductive health indicates a need for providers with innovative solutions and proven track records in quality assurance and sustainability.
The notice in full
The Integrated Sexual Health Service delivers statutory, open access provision, including HIV/STI testing and treatment, smear tests (routine and opportunistic) and contraception services in various locations throughout the Cheshire East Borough.
The strategic aims for the service are to Improve Access to Services, Reduce Health Inequalities, Promote Prevention and Early Intervention, Enhance Education and Health, Support Reproductive Health and Rights, Strengthen Integration and Collaboration, Improve Data, Intelligence, and Innovation and Ensure Quality, Safety, and Sustainability.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2031 (5 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £17,500,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 037164-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05583d
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Town
- Crewe
- Postcode
- CW1 2JZ
- Electoral ward
- Crewe Central
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Delivery area
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Cheshire East
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cheshire East Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Emma Harris
- Phone
- 0
- Address
- Crewe, CW1 2JZ · North West · England
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037164-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037163-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037082-2025
- Cheshireeast.gov.ukcheshireeast.gov.uk/home.aspx
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05583d (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Integrated Sexual Health Service
When will the Integrated Sexual Health Service tender open?
Cheshire East Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Integrated Sexual Health Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £17,500,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Integrated Sexual Health Service?
Cheshire East Council, based in Cheshire East, North West. The named contact is Emma Harris, on 0.
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