Official UK procurement notice
St Helens Integrated Sexual Health Service
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for Integrated Sexual Health Services including genitourinary medicine, contraception and
family planning, and health improvement
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement was conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2…Awarded
This procurement was conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2 (9)) of
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR).
Service in scope: An FTS Intention to Award Notice was published on the 4th April 2024 with a standstill period of 8 business days in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contract was awarded to Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (formerly known as St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
The provider was assessed against the 5 key award criteria, based on a narrative assessment
completed by the St Helens Public Health Team, taking account of contract management
information held, including performance data and outcome measures. These key criteria
were equally weighted and prioritised. Benchmarking of costs and service provision was
undertaken with neighbouring authorities. Knowledge and experience of working with the
provider was applied to each criterion. The basic selection criteria were also assessed as
met, as listed in PSR Regulations 2023 (schedule 16)
The intention to award decision was made by St Helens Borough Council on 3rd April 2024.
The contract duration is from the 1st July 2024 - 31st March 2027 with two options to extend each for one year until 31st March 2029 (2.75 years +1+1)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Apr 2025, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2025, 08:56 BST
- Authority reference
DN761787- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016911- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050751Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement was conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2 (9)) of
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR).
Service in scope: An FTS Intention to Award Notice was published on the 4th April 2024 with a standstill period of 8 business days in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. See 11.2.4 for more information
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £7,526,114 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016911-2025-1 · Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £7,526,114
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.