Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: Mr Baz Mistry
Telephone: +44 1163055119
E-mail: Baz.Mistry@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
I.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Rutland
UK
E-mail: enquiries@rutland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Sexual Health Services
Reference number: DN651717
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the Authorities) have successfully awarded a contract for the for an Online Sexual Health Service (Lot 2). The Authorities were not able to award any contracts for the provision for Integrated Sexual Health Service (Lot 1), and for the provision for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service (Lot 3).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
24 869 568.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Online Sexual Health Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72300000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will deliver and manage a secure and accessible, online sexual health service that facilitates a comprehensive sexual health assessment, remote STI and HIV home sampling and diagnosis test kit, without the need to see a healthcare practitioner for; sexually active individuals aged 16 years and over residing in Leicestershire and Rutland.
The provider will deliver 24 hours a day accessible service, capable of processing high volumes of requests simultaneously.
Service aims are:
to increase knowledge of risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and refer to appropriate services
- to help contribute to a reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in under 18s
- reduce late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV
- provision of STI testing, (some treatment) and partner notification
- increase the uptake of HIV testing
- to enable providers to be active participants in an integrated multi-disciplinary service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice
Service objectives include:
- delivery of a user friendly, non-judgemental, client centred and confidential online sexual health service
- Identify:
- Eligibility
- Risk
- Vulnerabilities
- Need
- Appropriate testing
- Any required referrals to an alternative/additional service provider/s
- provide rapid and easy access to STI testing (and some treatments)
- provide rapid easy access to contraception
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-018789
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: Online Sexual Health Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SH:24 CIC
35a Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7JB
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 321 150.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)
Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2024