The Provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services

Tender description

It is the intention to award a contract(s) using the Direct Award B process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) to provide additional Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services in Hertfordshire. If you wish to be considered as a potential provider and can meet the mandatory requirements with the ability to deliver the required services stated in Section II.2.4, please email Cheri.Still1@hertfordshire.gov.uk by no later than 12pm on Wednesday 25th March. Lot 1: To provide sexual health contraception services - in order to reduce pressure on primary care services and enable more women to access contraception. This is a demand led service. In addition, those fitting the LARC shall deliver the minimum number of fits to sustain clinical competency (minimum of 1 fit per month) Mandatory requirements: • Provide Hertfordshire-based LARC clinics for Hertfordshire residents for contraceptive purposes, offering IUC fitting, checking, monitoring, removal, and post coital IUC for emergency contraception • Deliver all IUC procedures safely and in line with CoSRH guidance, ensuring timely review and referral for complications such as bleeding, pain, or infection • Ensure all clinicians are accredited (LoC IUT or equivalent) and maintain ongoing competence, training, safeguarding and clinical compliance • Offer full patient assessment, counselling, and aftercare, including STI risk assessment, information provision, chlamydia screening for Under 25s, and easy access for problem management and appropriate ongoing signposting where required. • Maintain suitable clinical premises and equipment with required facilities for IUC procedures and full compliance with infection prevention standards. • Keep accurate clinical records and submit quarterly audit data in the required format for activity monitoring and payment • Demonstrate strong clinical governance and quality assurance, including NICE compliance, incident reporting, safeguarding, CQC registration, and participation in Council monitoring visits • Ensure continuity of service and clear communication, reporting staff changes or service disruptions promptly and having IT systems that support robust data capture and submission • Ensure those fitting the LARC shall deliver the minimum number of fits to sustain clinical competency (minimum of 1 fit per month) • Suppliers MUST be at a minimum of Cyber Essentials accreditation level OR accredited under a process of recognised equivalence or better, e.g. Public Sector Network (PSN) or Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS Digital) or ISO2700 • Dun & Bradstreet risk of low, low-moderate or moderate We may ask for further information from the provider to support any of the above requirements Additional information: The FTS system requires a date of publication for the Contract Notice. However as we are intending to award a contract under Direct Award Process B, there will be no contract notice.