Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
UK
Contact person: Mr Lewis Bird
E-mail: LBird@swindon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
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
Swindon Integrated Sexual Health Services
Reference number: DN821554
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Swindon Borough Council has a statutory duty to commission open-access sexual and reproductive health services. This will be a single-lot model delivering clinical services, digital access, postal testing, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in GPs, outreach and prevention. This model is the preferred option following a structured Preliminary Market Engagement exercise and reflects the shift toward digital-first, outcomes-based, prevention-focused sexual health systems.
The initial contract term will be for 60 months with an option to extend for a further 48 months (2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 9 years. The guaranteed contract value is £13.1m across the initial 5-year contract term and £23.58m across the potential total 9-year contract term.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
23 580 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swindon Borough Council has a statutory duty to commission open-access sexual and reproductive health services. This will be a single-lot model delivering clinical services, digital access, postal testing, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in GPs, outreach and prevention. This model is the preferred option following a structured Preliminary Market Engagement exercise and reflects the shift toward digital-first, outcomes-based, prevention-focused sexual health systems.
The initial contract term will be for 60 months with an option to extend for a further 48 months (2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 9 years. The guaranteed contract value is £13.1m across the initial 5-year contract term and £23.58m across the potential total 9-year contract term.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Improving access, improving health inequalities and facilitating choice
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Out of area
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-066150
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/10/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ (Level 2), Great Western Hospital
Swindon
SN3 6BB
UK
NUTS: UKK14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 23 580 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2026