Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-08-02
Buyer: Isle of Wight Council
Country: UK
Region: Isle of Wight
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services

Technical requirements: Local Authorities took on the responsibility for commissioning most sexual health services in April 2013, as part of their public heath duties under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. This includes the provision of comprehensive, confidential, open access level 3 sexual health services, with services for: Contraception (outside of the GP Contract), Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing and treatment (outside of the GP Contract), Chlamydia Testing as part of the national chlamydia screening programme, Psycho-sexual counselling, Specialist outreach services for young people, Sexual Health Promotion and HIV prevention Services.
The Isle of Wight local authority are looking to engage the market in identifying options for the future commissioning and subsequent provision of these services.
This notice is being used to engage any interested organisations that wish to help inform and shape the Isle of Wight Council Level 3 Sexual Health Services prior to this service being tendered under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is intended that, following the tendering process, the contract for Sexual Health Services will commence on 1.9.2017.
We wish to encourage all interested organisations to register on the South East Business Portal. This can be done by following the link https://procontract.due-north.com/register The process is free, simple and full instructions on how to do this are on the portal. Once confirmed, you will receive a username and password via email. Once registered, we would welcome any feedback you have regarding our forthcoming contract opportunity which can be submitted using the form which can be downloaded from the portal. Please complete and upload to the portal by 14:00, 25.8.2016 when the market consultation period will close.
When you log on to the portal for the 1st time, you will be prompted to change your password. If your company has already been registered, your application will be rejected to avoid duplication. It is free to register. The contract will be for an initial 3 year term with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years 1 year at a time, at the sole discretion of the Council.
TUPE may apply. The Isle of Wight is a Vanguard site. In January 2015, the NHS invited individual organisations and partnerships to apply to be ‘vanguard’ sites for the new care models programme. The Isle of Wight was chosen as an integrated primary and acute care system and we are working towards joining up GP, hospital, community and Mental Health Services. This is being delivered through the My Life a Full Life (MLAFL) (Isle of Wight) programme. The Isle of Wight covers a registered GP population of 140 000 and 17 GP practices. The MLAFL team is a partnership consisting of Isle of Wight CCG, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Isle of Wight Council and the GP collaborative One Wight Health. The Vanguard will develop person-centred, coordinated health and social care services for the island. This will support better outcomes for people. Any values indicated are estimated and are given for the total contract period including any extension options. Dates given are indicative may change.