Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
UK
Contact person: Miss Liane Pereira
E-mail: procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leicester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.leicester.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FEW1473 - HIV Community Peer Support Service
Reference number: DN756671
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Leicester City Council 'the Authority' on behalf of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland HIV Action Plan Partnership is publishing this transparency notice under Provider Selection Regime 2023 to notify the market that the Authority is intending to use the Most Suitable Provider Process for the provision of HIV Community Peer Support Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Leicester City Council 'the Authority' on behalf of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland HIV Action Plan Partnership is intending to use the Most Suitable Provider Process under Provider Selection Regime 2023 for the provision of HIV Community Peer Support Service.
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.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
16/07/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The award decision-makers for this contract are the Authority's commissioner for this service.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2025