Awarded· 11 Mar 2025
Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care)
Medway Council · Medway, South East
Medway Council has awarded Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care). It is a contract for other health and social care in Medway.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:59
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 11:10
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About this tender
In brief
Medway Council has awarded Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care). It is a contract for other health and social care in Medway. The contract went to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 11 March 2025. The contract value is £17,813,090.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 27 March 2025. The notice number is 011493-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ecdc.
Summary of the contracting process
The main procurement process undertaken by Medway Council pertains to the award of the Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service, which includes HIV Treatment and Care. Classified under the industry category of Health services (CPV: 85100000), the contract has been awarded and will commence on 1 April 2025, spanning three years with an optional two-year extension.
Located in the Medway, UKJ41 region, the procurement process was conducted following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, specifically not under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The confirmed contract award was finalised on 27 March 2025, with the contract valued at £17,813,090.
The notice in full
The provision of open access sexual health services is a mandated function for Local Authorities under regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (Public Health Function and Entry to premises by local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013. Medway has an integrated sexual health service that delivers HIV Treatment and Care services in partnership with NHS England.
The service provision is divided into two elements with both elements awarded to one and the same lead provider. Element 1 - a contract with Medway Council for the provision of Specialist Clinical Service (Sexual and reproductive health) that includes the following services:
- Hub and Spoke clinics offering a full level 1-3 service (STI prevention, detection and treatment, Contraception, and associated functions)
- Self-managed care including health education, online testing, and harm reduction
- Outreach to schools, colleges and other organisations to promote the service
- Outreach to groups who face additional barriers accessing services
- Psychosexual therapies; short to medium term therapy
- National Chlamydia Screening Programme
- Condom scheme
- Long Acting Reversible Contraception fitting and removal in primary care
- Emergency Oral Contraception in Pharmacies
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis after sexual exposure (PEPSE)
- Out of Area payments and invoicing (Provider holds the budget within core contract value) Element 2 - Adult HIV Treatment and Care Services delivered in accordance with the national service specification
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The provision of open access sexual health services is a mandated function for Local Authorities under regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (Public Health Function and Entry to premises by local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013. Medway has an integrated sexual health service that delivers HIV Treatment and Care services in partnership with NHS England.
The service provision is divided into two elements with both elements awarded to one and the same lead provider. Element 1 - a contract with Medway Council for the provision of Specialist Clinical Service (Sexual and reproductive health) that includes the following services:
- Hub and Spoke clinics offering a full level 1-3 service (STI prevention, detection and treatment, Contraception, and associated functions)
- Self-managed care including health education, online testing, and harm reduction
- Outreach to schools, colleges and other organisations to promote the service
- Outreach to groups who face additional barriers accessing services
- Psychosexual therapies; short to medium term therapy
- National Chlamydia Screening Programme
- Condom scheme
- Long Acting Reversible Contraception fitting and removal in primary care
- Emergency Oral Contraception in Pharmacies
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis after sexual exposure (PEPSE)
- Out of Area payments and invoicing (Provider holds the budget within core contract value) Element 2 - Adult HIV Treatment and Care Services delivered in accordance with the national service specification.
Element 2 is via a section 75 agreement between NHS England and Medway Council. This notice serves as notification of the intention to award the contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract.is PS17,813,090.
The contract will commence 1 April 2025 for 3 years to 31 March 2028 with the option, at the discretion of the relevant contracting authorities to extend for a further 2 years.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- 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
- £17,813,090
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
- 011493-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ecdc
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Medway
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME4 4TR
- Electoral ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Delivery area
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Medway
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Medway Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mr James Welch
- Address
- Chatham, ME4 4TR · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care)
Who won the Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care) contract?
Medway Council awarded the contract to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust on 11 March 2025.
How much is the Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care) contract worth?
The contract value is £17,813,090.
Who is the buyer for Medway Integrated Sexual Health Service (including HIV Treatment and Care)?
Medway Council, based in Medway, South East. The named contact is Mr James Welch.
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