Open tenderClosing in 2 years

Supply of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and/or Health Checks

Details

Buyer: Nottinghamshire County Council
Topic: Family-planning services
Published: 13 January 2025
Submission: 31 March 2028in 2 years
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This sets out the Authority’s requirement on respect of a Locally Commissioned Public Health Service (LCPHS) for the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and/or NHS Health Checks in Nottinghamshire GP practices. It comprises of three parts. LARC Component A - Contraceptive Subdermal Implants LARC Component B - Intrauterine Contraception NHS Health Checks Options available to GPs are to sign up to one, two or all of the parts. Any combination of services is possible. Nottinghamshire County Council will offer contracts to all providers to whom an award can be made because they meet all requirements in relation to the provision of the relevant health care services to patients. This process is being carried out in accordance with the procedure for ‘Direct Award Process B’ under Regulations 6 and 8 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Keywords: Health Checks, LARC

Timeline

Completed: Tender published13 January 2025
Current notice
Next: Submission date31 March 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Nottinghamshire County Council is a local authority whose procurement runs through a single, award-winning centralised team. Suppliers register on EastMidsTenders, the council's online tendering portal, to search for and submit tenders. Contracts above a published threshold are advertised there. The procurement team is organised into categories that mirror the council's own service areas, spanning adult social care, children's and cultural services, the chief executive's office and place-based services. A procurement pipeline lists contracts due for re-tender and new projects over the next two years, and is refreshed annually.

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 Nottinghamshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.