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
Telephone: +44 1793445500
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, commencing 01/04/2027 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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
THIS NOTICE IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD USING THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS UNDER THE PROVIDER SELECTION REGIME.
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, commencing 01/04/2027 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.
This is a revision of an existing service and is being awarded to an existing Provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 70
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 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.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30/10/2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice)]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.’
Written representations should be sent to: Lewis Bird - lbird@swindon.gov.uk
- The Award Decision Makers were: Legal Services, Head of Procurement, Head of Service, Head of Finance, Head of Information Governance and the Corporate Director for Prevention and Communities.
- There were no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
- The key criteria were: Quality and Innovation, Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability, Value, Improving access, improving health inequalities and facilitating choice, Social Value, Out of area and Price. These were chosen to ensure the specification was met and the successful delivery of the service. The successful Provider was awarded the contract due to achieving the highest overall score on the aforementioned key criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2026