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Sexual Health Services - Community Contraception Service

Darlington Borough Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:12.

Opportunity overview

Provision of contraceptive services including the fitting and removal of long acting reversable contraception, the provision of emergency oral hormonal contraception, the provision of a condom card scheme along with clinical advice and support.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£1.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2025
Award ID
041718-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09213928
Location
Darlington, UKC13, DL3 7PL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV33641400 — Contraceptives

Lots

  • Provision of contraceptive services including the fitting and removal of long acting reversable contraception, the provision of emergency oral hormonal contraception, the provision of a condom card scheme along with clinical advice and support.Value not stated

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
PB2023-01324
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Contract Award Notice required as per Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations. Direct Award Process C.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31st July 2025.
Entry 2
Id
2
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of award of contract - Service Dates - 1st April - 31st March 2029 Lifetime Value of the Contract - £1,596,208.60 No reviews have been carried out during the standstill period. No conflicts of interest have been raised for this contract.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Provision of contraceptive services including the fitting and removal of long acting reversable contraception, the provision of emergency oral hormonal contraception, the provision of a condom card scheme along with clinical advice and support.

Options

Description
C1.1 If the Authority wishes to extend this Contract, it shall give the Provider written notice of such intention before the Expiry Date set out in clause A3.2. C1.2 If the Authority gives such notice then the Expiry Date shall be extended by the period set out in the notice.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC13

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33641400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Contraceptives

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-143723
Name
Darlington Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC13
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL15QT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Feethams

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Darlington Borough Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Michael Howlett
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-09213928
Name
Primary Healthcare Darlington

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC13
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL3 7PL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ground Floor Forsyth House, 20 Woodlands Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
09213928
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Primary Healthcare Darlington
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-15660
Name
Darlington Borough Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL1 5QT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Darlington Borough Council

Award information

Award 1
Id
041718-2025-1
Title
Sexual Health Services - Community Contraception Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09213928
Name
Primary Healthcare Darlington

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
041718-2025-1
Title
Sexual Health Services - Community Contraception Services
Status
active
Award ID
041718-2025-1
Date Signed
21 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,596,208.6
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL15QT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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