Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-22
Buyer: Thurrock Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 7650000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council wishes to commission an integrated sexual health promotion and provision that is equitable and accessible to everyone in Thurrock. The service will enable open access, cost-effective, high quality provision for contraception and prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections. This must be according to evidence-based protocols and adapted to the needs of local populations. The Provider will be required to innovate, design and propose a service delivery model as part of the competitive tender process. The model should explore new ways of working whilst considering the scope of service aspirations and ensuring the required outcomes are met. The Council is seeking a collaborative approach from the provision with the Service primarily delivered by a Single (Lead Provider) with some elements sub-contracted (e.g. within Primary Care). The Provider will additionally manage out of area payments for GUM within the block contract price.
The Council wishes to commission an integrated sexual health promotion and provision that is equitable and accessible to everyone in Thurrock. The service will enable open access, cost-effective, high quality provision for contraception and prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections. This must be according to evidence-based protocols and adapted to the needs of local populations. 3 The Provider will be required to innovate, design and propose a service delivery model as part of the competitive tender process. The model should explore new ways of working whilst considering the scope of service aspirations and ensuring the required outcomes are met. The Council is seeking a collaborative approach from the provision with the Service primarily delivered by a Single (Lead Provider) with some elements sub-contracted (e.g. within Primary Care). The Provider will additionally manage out of area payments for GUM within the block contract price.
This contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years so maybe renewed after 3 years or 5 years.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These priorities are described in the Invitation To Tender and are reflected in environmental and social characteristics in the evaluation criteria for the award of the contract.
Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 7650000