# CAR - Integrated Sexual Health Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bristol City Council](/buyers/bristol-city-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £56,307,167
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 April 2017
- Planned end: 1 April 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9f5a0b37-4a05-45f4-98f8-0105211be9cf-93137
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-85540371-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 split responsibilities for the commissioning of sexual health services between Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England\. Since 2013, Local Authorities commission the majority of sexual health provision, which includes prevention, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, HIV testing, and contraception\. Sexual health is one of five mandatory public health services that local authorities must provide\. NHS England commissions HIV treatment and sexual assault referral centres, and the Clinical Commissioning Groups \(CCGs\) commission termination of pregnancy services\. Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group, North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group are working collaboratively to commission services in partnership\. Together they are commissioning an integrated Sexual Health Service for use by Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and B&NES Additional information: The services required will be procured under the new light-touch regime \. The procurement process being used for the provision of Sexual Health Services is that of a pseudo Competitive Procedure with Negotiation The commissioners have agreed on one negotiation phase following the receipt of initial tenders, whereby commissioners and the providers who meet the minimum standards work together to design the new Integrated Sexual Health Service\. Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group, North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group are working collaboratively to commission services in partnership\. Together they are commissioning an integrated Sexual Health Service for use by Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and B&NES

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- [Fire Strategy, Fire Strategy Drawings and the Fire & Emergency file\. Eccleston House\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c5cf1124-ffd9-4539-907f-1565c5e42cb0): Bristol City Council
- [Fire Strategy, Fire Strategy Drawings and the Fire & Emergency file\. Phoenix House\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9ba83506-86bb-4e88-b7d2-f206e3804eba): Bristol City Council
- [Barton House - Desktop Asset Assessment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7e91fa22-24d4-4327-acfa-c2f0191bfe44): Bristol City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f5a0b37-4a05-45f4-98f8-0105211be9cf-93137)