# Southend Sexual Health Services Market Engagement

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 22 June 2020
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: d5651db8-bde2-4410-a299-c8b00b466c9d-365649
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f3436cfd-98ef-4e55-bb26-fefe45812917

## Description

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council \(the Council\) is seeking to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the capacity and appetite to bid on the Sexual Health Service within Southend-on-Sea\. The Council is interested to understand the capacity of the market to be able to bid on this opportunity should it be advertised in August-September 2020\. The Council is looking to award the contract end of October 2020\. The service must commence on 1st April 2021\. We anticipate the contract will run for 3 years plus a possible extension of 3 years \(to be taken in 12 month increments\) with a maximum budget of approximately £1\.3million per annum\. It is likely that the contract will include the following elements: • Sexual health and reproductive health services including the national chlamydia screening programme \(Level 1 and 2\) • Genito-Urinary-Medicine \(GUM Level 3\) • Sexual health promotion and community HIV prevention • Out of Area cross charging • Contraceptive provision • PGD sign off for EHC in community pharmacy • Online STI testing • Condom distribution scheme or equivalent • Innovative ways to deliver digital services for STIs and contraception • Laboratory services Please complete and return the attached questionnaire\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5651db8-bde2-4410-a299-c8b00b466c9d-365649)