Expired contract

Long Acting Reversible Contraception in Primary Care Settings DPS

Details

Buyer: Kent County Council
Supplier(s): 102 suppliers
Amherst Medical Practice
Ash Surgery
Ashford Medical Partnership
Aylesham Medical Practice
Balmoral Surgery
Bearsted Medical Practice
Bethesda Medical Centre
Birchington Medical Centre
Borough Green Medical Practice
Bower Mount Medical Practice
Brewer Street Surgery
Broadstairs Medical Practice
Buckland Medical Centre
Canterbury Medical Practice
Charing Surgery
Dashwood Medical Centre
Downs Way Medical Practice
Dr C.J. Shimmins & Partners
Dr Sawyer and Partners (Greggswood and Speldhurst Medical Group)
East Cliff Practice
Edenbridge Medical Practice
Faversham Health Centre
Greensand Health Centre
Grosvenor and St James Medical Practice
Guildhall Surgery
Hamstreet Surgery
Harbour Medical Practice
Hawkinge and Elham Valley Practice
HEADCORN SURGERY
Hildenborough and Tonbridge Medical Group
Ivy Court Surgery
Jubilee Medical Group
Kingsnorth Medical Practice
Kingswood Surgery
Lamberhurst Surgery
Len Valley Practice
Lonsdale Medical Centre
Lowfield Medical Centre
Malling Health (UK) Ltd
Marden Medical Centre
Memorial Medical Centre
Meopham Medical Centre
Minster Surgery
Mocketts Wood Surgery
New Dover Road Surgery
New Hayesbank Surgery
Newton Place Surgery
Northdown Surgery
Northgate Medical Practice
Oaklands Health Centre
Old Parsonage Surgery
Old Road West Surgery
Orchard End Surgery
Otford Medical Centre
Pelham Medical Practice
Phoenix Medical Practice
Pilgrims Way Surgery
Redwood Practice
River Darent Medical Group
Rusthall Medical Centre
Sandgate Road Surgery
Sandwich Medical Practice
Sheppey Healthy Living Centre
Snodland Medical Practice
Springhead Health
St Richards Road Surgery
St. Andrew's Medical Centre
Sturry Surgery
Sutton Valence Group Practice
Swanscombe Health Centre
Sydenham House Medical Centre
Temple Hill Surgery
The Cedars Surgery
The College Practice
The Grange Practice
The Heron Medical Practice
The Limes Medical Centre
The Medical Centre Group
The Mote Medical Practice
The Old School Surgery
The Park Surgery
The Shrubbery
The Vine Medical Centre
The Wellcome Practice
The Wells Medical Practice
The Westerham Practice
The White Cliffs Medical Centre
Thornhills Medical Practice
Tonbridge Medical Group
University Medical Centre
VEL Surgery
Wallis Avenue Surgery
Warders Medical Centre
Waterfield House Surgery
Wateringbury Surgery
Weald View Medical Practice
West Malling Group Practice
Westgate Surgery
Whitstable Medical Practice
Woodchurch Surgery
Woodlands Health Centre
Wye Surgery
Value: £900,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: General-practitioner services
Published: 10 December 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,\\r\r \\r\r and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal\\r\r \\r\r implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services throughout the county.\\r\r \\r\r The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold\\r\r \\r\r valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or\\r\r \\r\r by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the\\r\r \\r\r ability to:\\r\r \\r\r - achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a primary care pathway.\\r\r \\r\r - have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.\\r\r \\r\r - ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care\\r\r \\r\r managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest\\r\r \\r\r standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 December 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date30 November 2024
Completed: Award published10 December 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Kent County Council is the local authority for Kent, and advertises its tenders through the Kent Business Portal. Opportunities above a set value threshold appear there, and each listing carries a summary, key dates and the contract period. Suppliers register on the portal before expressing interest in an opportunity. The council follows a fully auditable process that complies with public procurement legislation. Unsuccessful bidders can request feedback on their submission once a decision is made. The Commercial Strategy for 2026 to 2028 aims to simplify procurement processes and engage Kent-based businesses, SMEs and VCSEs early.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Kent County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85121100 · General-practitioner services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kent-county-council.gov