Integrated Sexual Health Service 2025
Main contract details
The Councils have a requirement for an Integrated Sexual Health Service as part of their wider public health responsibilities.
The service will be required to provide a confidential, open-access, cost-effective, high quality and comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health service.
Overarching service aims are to improve sexual health outcomes by:
- promoting good sexual health through primary prevention activities
- providing rapid and easy open access to STI and Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing, treatment and management
- providing rapid and easy open access to reproductive health services
- reducing late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV and improving the sexual health of those living with HIV
- providing a quality service with appropriately trained staff, clinical governance and service user safety arrangements
- being responsive to local need
- operating as a key partner in the local sexual health economy providing clinical leadership, involvement in local networks and development of clear referral pathways between providers
This contract is for an initial period of 4 years and shall take effect from 01 April 2025 – 31 March 2029. The Councils may extend this contract beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months (extension periods) to a maximum of 6 years.
The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government funding.
There is also an additional implementation fund being made available in the period leading up to contract start or within the first six months of the contract, in order to support exceptional costs arising from obligations related to the TUPE regulations. Further details are explained in the ITT.
This service will be awarded as a contract to a single provider and subcontract arrangements will be permitted.
Key dates
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Contact details
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
United Kingdom