Integrated Sexual Health Service

Location

Bracknell

Description

Following a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), Bracknell Forest Council are intending to award the Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) Service contract to the successful bidder as detailed in this notice. The contract will be entered into by Bracknell Forest Council as the Lead Authority, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough Borough Council. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years with an extension provision of up to a further 2 years in periods of up to 12 months at a time.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality sexual and reproductive health service that meets the increasing needs of the population and covers a range of interventions including, prevention, testing, treatment, contraception, sexual health aspects of psychosexual counselling, outreach and online testing, with a focus on promoting well-being and reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and other related sexual health issues. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process. The new contract is for an initial term of 5 years from 01 July 2026 - 30 June 2031 with an initial total contract value of £12,903,060.00. There is also an extension provision in the contract of up to a further 2 years (up to 30 June 2033) in periods of up to 12 months at a time, at a value of £2,866,116.00 (extension year 1) and £2,968,836.00 (extension year 2). The potential total overall contract value therefore being £18,738,012.00. This is an existing service and the successful bidder is the existing Provider.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services
• 85312330 - Family-planning services
• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to Bracknell Forest Council by midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. The contract will be entered into by Bracknell Forest Council as the Lead Authority, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough Borough Council. When the standstill period has closed and the contract has been awarded to the intended provider, a Corrigendum will be completed and linked to this Contract Award Notice (intention to award) to declare that the contract has now been awarded. The contract award criteria were specified in the procurement documents. Quality - 55% Price - 40% Social Value - 5% The relative importance of the key criteria (quality) which aligns with PSR were weighted as follows:- Quality and Innovation - 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% The above criteria were weighted in accordance to their importance to the successful delivery of the service. Following evaluation of the Quality, Pricing and Social Value scores and subsequent moderation process, the Most Advantageous Tender was offered by Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT). BHFT achieved a score above the threshold set by the Council. Written representations should be sent to procurement.team@bracknell-forest.gov.uk by the end of the standstill period (midnight on Monday 22nd December 2025) The award decision-maker is the Executive Director of Place, Bracknell Forest Council on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council, The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Council and Slough Borough Council. The officers that supported reaching the decision were:- • Public Health Principal, Bracknell Forest Council • Public Health Consultant, Bracknell Forest Council • Public Health Consultant, Slough • Public Health Lead - Adults, Slough • Public Health Service Lead for Contracts, Commissioning and Healthy Ageing, RBWM • Public Health Programme Officer, RBWM A conflicts of interest assessment was prepared with no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.