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Integrated Sexual Health Service

Bracknell Forest Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Following a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), Bracknell Forest Council are awarding the Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) Service contract to the successful bidder as detailed in the intent to award notice ref 2025/S 000-081642. The contract will be entered into by Bracknell Forest Council as the Lead Authority, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough Borough Council. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years with an extension provision of up to a further 2 years in periods of up to 12 months at a time. A conflict-of-interest assessment was prepared with no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£18.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Dec 2025
Award ID
081642-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RWX
Location
Bracknell, UKJ11, RG12 2UT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85312330 — Family-planning services
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • The service aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality sexual and reproductive health service that meets the increasing needs of the population and covers a range of interventions including, prevention, testing, treatment, contraception, sexual health aspects of psychosexual counselling, outreach and online testing, with a focus on promoting well-being and reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and other related sexual health issues. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years from 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2031 with an initial total contract value of £12,903,060.00. There is also an extension provision in the contract of up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time, at a value of £2,866,116.00 (extension year 1) and £2,968,836.00 (extension year 2). The potential total overall contract value therefore being £18,738,012.00. This is an existing service and the successful bidder is the existing Provider. Additional information: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.£18.7m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Associated tender documents are found at the above website. The Reference number for this procurement is DN779966Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN779966
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
Written representations should be sent to procurement.team@bracknell-forest.gov.uk by the end of the standstill period (midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025) If a provider wishes to request the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel consider their PSR representations, they must submit their request using a pro forma (as published by NHS England) within 5 working days of receiving the Council's decision following review of the representation. Any proceedings must be brought in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 within the applicable time limits.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tender documents are available on the South East Business Portal https://procontract.due-north.com Tenders must be submitted electronically via the portal
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract 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 date of Contract Award is 23rd December 2025. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years from 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2031 with an initial total contract value of £12,903,060.00. There is also an extension provision in the contract of up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time, at a value of £2,866,116.00 (extension year 1) and £2,968,836.00 (extension year 2). The potential total overall contract value therefore being £18,738,012.00.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
DEFAULT

New Value

Old Value

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jun 2032, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
31 Dec 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
11 Aug 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The service aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality sexual and reproductive health service that meets the increasing needs of the population and covers a range of interventions including, prevention, testing, treatment, contraception, sexual health aspects of psychosexual counselling, outreach and online testing, with a focus on promoting well-being and reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and other related sexual health issues. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years from 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2031 with an initial total contract value of £12,903,060.00. There is also an extension provision in the contract of up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time, at a value of £2,866,116.00 (extension year 1) and £2,968,836.00 (extension year 2). The potential total overall contract value therefore being £18,738,012.00. This is an existing service and the successful bidder is the existing Provider. Additional information: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.

Value

Amount
18,740,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
18,740,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years (1 July 2026 – 30 June 2031) with the option for the Council to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time. Any extension is subject to approval

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
55
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2033, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed within Invitation to Tender documentation

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ11

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Entry 2
Id
85312330
Scheme
CPV
Description
Family-planning services
Entry 3
Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Associated tender documents are found at the above website. The Reference number for this procurement is DN779966
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
036246-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 16:46

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJMT-6544-CVZD
Name
Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Bracknell
Postal Code
RG12 1JD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Time Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJMT-6544-CVZD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Emily Hope
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-419
Name
Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Bracknell
Postal Code
RG12 1JD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Time Square, Market Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Contact

Name
Ms Emily Hope
Telephone
+44 1344355147
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-48736
Name
Slough Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Slough
Postal Code
SL1 2EL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Slough Borough Council

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-168810
Name
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Maidenhead
Postal Code
SL61RF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Ives Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-NHS-RWX
Name
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Bracknell
Postal Code
RG12 2UT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
London House, London Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
RWX
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-112863
Name
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

Award information

Award 1
Id
081642-2025-1
Title
Integrated Sexual Health Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RWX
Name
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
081642-2025-1
Title
Integrated Sexual Health Service
Status
active
Award ID
081642-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
18,738,012
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bracknell · UKJ11 · RG12 1JD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ11
  • Delivery location · UKJ11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055648-2025-12-23T10:27:41ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·