Official UK procurement notice
Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region - Window 2
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England - East of England (referred to as the Commissioner) awarded a contract to Provide Community Interest Company for the Provision of Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region (window 2) following a robust Competitive Process.
CPV: Gyneacologic or obstetric services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1** This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process**AwardedPublished value£734,520
** This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process**<br/><br/>Cervical screening is a national evidence-based programme providing screening for women and people with a cervix aged between 25 and 64 years to help prevent cervical cancer. <br/><br/>Nationally there is a drive to increase access to cervical screening, including through the use of sexual health services. In 2023 a national Integrated sexual health service specification was launched to support cervical screening in that setting. The service is for both opportunistic cervical screening and opportunistic immunisations within existing sexual health service providers.<br/><br/>NHS England - East of England (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to:<br/><br/>1. Provide Community Interest Company<br/><br/>for the Provision of Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region (window 2) following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract will be delivered under the NHS Standard Contract (2024/25 Particulars General Conditions and Service Conditions (full lengths)). Services are expected to commence on 20th August 2025 and end 31st March 2028. <br/><br/>Contracts awarded as a result of this process do not commit activity and are zero value. The maximum estimated total contract value available based on total budget available and 100% activity completed, for the full contract duration<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contracts (including extensions) is £236,120.00.<br/><br/>This is a new service and has been awarded to current Sexual Health providers.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Quality and Innovation: 0.00% Pass/Fail
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 0.00% Pass/Fail
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 0.00% Pass/Fail
- Social Value: 0.00% Pass/Fail
- Price: 0.00% Pass/Fail
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
AG25518- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055372- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054967Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12pm (midnight) on Friday 8th August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C365414 - Cervical Screening and Opportunistic Section 7a Immunisations in sexual health services across the East of England region - window 2.<br/><br/>The award decision makers are NHS England - East of England: - <br/><br/>The Project Group:<br/>• Public Health Commissioning and Contracting Manager<br/>• Public Health Contract and Commissioning Support Manager<br/>• Screening and Immunisation Manager<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria were weighted as follows:<br/><br/>• Quality & Innovation - 0.00% (This was scored as Pass/Fail)<br/>• Value - 0.00% (This was scored as Pass/Fail)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 0.00% (This was scored as for information only)<br/>• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 0.00% (This was scored as Pass/Fail)<br/>• Social Value - 0.00% (This was scored as for information only).<br/><br/>The weightings for the 5 key criteria were determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections equally in line with the commissioning expectations for the service. These were assessed and scored on a Pass/Fail or For Information basis as per the evaluation criteria set out within the procurement documentation.<br/><br/>The awarded Provider has been selected as they have met all requirements in the Basic Selection and key Criteria listed above.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Notice published139 days ago11 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2025, 14:15 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV1.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be ma… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contact award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.The contract was signed 27th November 20… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide CiC | £236,120 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043491-2025-1 · Provide CiC
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £236,120
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitReview contact point
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Provide Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria