Primary Care Vasectomy Services

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This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of Primary Care Vasectomy Services. Lot 1: This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Vasectomy services across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin are provided within two settings: Primary Care and Acute. This award covers the Primary Care contracts only, the provision of Primary Care Vasectomy Services. NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (NHS STW) currently holds contracts with the following GP Practices for this service and anticipates no change to the current service provision: - Marysville Medical Practice - Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice - Stirchley Medical Practice This contracts covers the full vasectomy pathway including: - Pre-counselling - Procedure - Post-counselling and sample test For the procedure there are two options locally: - General surgery where general anaesthetic is necessary or requested, (patients who require a general anaesthetic are referred to secondary care), - Procedure under local anaesthetic (undertaken in primary care). NHS STW is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10). The intention is to award a contract to: - Marysville Medical Practice - Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice - Stirchley Medical Practice The existing providers, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The contract period shall be for a period 36-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028. The estimated budget value is £600,000.00, which will be split between the 3 providers based on volume of procedures.