Integrated Sexual Health Service(s)

Gateshead Borough Council has announced a contract award for the provision of Integrated Sexual Health Services, covering health and social work services. The contract, valued at approximately £8,752,842 over its lifetime, was awarded on 3rd April 2025. The services will be delivered starting from 1st April 2025 for a period of 48 months, with options to extend for two additional 12-month periods.

The council, located in Gateshead, United Kingdom, intends to award the contract through a direct award process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with no prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement falls outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health services, particularly those specialising in integrated sexual health services, including STI and HIV testing, treatment and management, contraceptive provision, and health promotion and prevention.

Those businesses, especially large NHS trusts or private health providers, can leverage this contract to expand their service offering and market presence in the Gateshead region. Businesses well-suited to compete should demonstrate quality and innovation, value, service integration, collaboration, sustainability, and a focus on reducing health inequalities, aligning with the council's health and wellbeing strategy and wider agenda.