Awarded contract

Integrated Sexual Health & Contraception Services

Details

Buyer: Brighton and Hove City Council
Supplier(s): University Hospitals Sussex
Value: £14,682,325.92
Topic: Health services
Published: 19 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Lot 1: The Integrated Sexual Health and Contraception (SHAC) Service will provide patients with open access to confidential, non-judgmental services including sexually transmitted infection (STI) and blood borne virus (BBV) testing, treatment and management, the full range of contraception provision, health promotion and prevention. The service will improve the sexual health of the local population through delivery of a 'one stop shop' model, where the majority of sexual health and contraceptive needs can be met in one place, usually by one professional, during a single visit. Sexual health is not equally distributed across the population and the service will ensure that it meet the needs of those experiencing the greatest impact of STIs, HIV and poor reproductive health as well as removing barriers to access for vulnerable groups and those with protected characteristics. The service must integrate with the NHS commissioned HIV treatment and care service to support the significant interdependencies between the two services.

Timeline

Completed: Award date5 January 2026
Completed: Award published19 January 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Brighton and Hove City Council buys as a local authority, with procurement staff spread across its many service departments rather than one central team. A quick quotes tool on South East Shared Services handles competitive bidding for smaller contracts. Smaller purchases go through competitive written quotes, while larger contracts move to open tendering.

Construction contractors are drawn from the ConstructionLine database, and the council keeps separate approved lists for adult social care and children's services.

Over the past 5 years, most of Brighton and Hove City Council's contract awards have been in education and training, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85100000 · Health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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