Awarded contract

Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

Details

Value
£4,430,000
Topic
Miscellaneous health services
Published
11 May 2026

Tender description

To provide an integrated forensic medical examination service and sexual assault referral centre (SARC) for adults in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Lot 1: Sexual assault referral centres, or SARCs, provide a safe space and dedicated care for anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted or abused. They offer a range of services, including crisis care, medical and forensic examinations, emergency contraception and testing for sexually transmitted infections. They can also arrange access to an independent sexual violence advisor (ISVA), as well as referrals to mental health support and voluntary sector sexual violence support services.<br/><br/>This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £4,431,270.00<br/><br/>This is an existing services and this will be a new provider.<br/><br/>The contract will start 01/10/2026 and end 30/09/2031 (this includes the commissioners option to extend for 2years)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date29 April 2026
  2. Completed: Award published11 May 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Every tender is advertised on Atamis, the NHS's single eCommercial system, and larger contracts appear on Find a Tender. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime. Seven regional teams support the commissioning of healthcare services across the country. The central commercial function that develops procurement strategy for the whole NHS sits here.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85140000 · Miscellaneous health services

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