DUD - Provision of Sexual Health Services

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and NHS England invite expressions of interest to tender for the provision of Integrated Sexual Health and HIV Services in Dudley

Dudley Public Health and NHS England are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to deliver the following services in the borough of Dudley.

Lot 1 - Integrated Sexual Health Service

Lot 2 - HIV Prevention and Support Service in the Community

Lot 3 - HIV Treatment Service (contract will not be with Dudley MBC but will be with NHS England under 2016/17 Standard NHS Contract Terms and Conditions)

The funding available for Lot 1 is approximately £1,400,000 per annum a percentage of which will be retained for the purpose of outcome payments.

The funding available for Lot 2 is approximately £109,000 per annum.

The funding available for Lot 3 HIV Treatment Service is approximately £2,000,000 per annum including the cost of drugs.

Contract/s will commence on 1st October 2016 for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further three years subject to satisfactory performance.

Prospective providers are invited to tender for all three services, a single service or combination of services. Commissioners will also welcome a consortium bid from interested providers.

Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified organisations that can demonstrate knowledge and ability to deliver high quality Sexual Health Services.

The successful applicant will be required to work with other providers and partners in the borough as part of a commissioned integrated treatment system, and contribute to the continued development of this treatment system.

Closing date for receipt of completed tenders will be 23.59 hours 15th April 2016

It is expected that interviews will take place week commencing 9th May 2016.

This exercise is being conducted in electronic format (e-tender). If you wish to take part please register with Dudley MBC e-tendering website https://www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

Additional information: The successful Contractor(s) are required to take account of sustainable development e.g. environmental, social and economic impacts of delivery and to actively participate in the protection of the environment. Accordingly contract performance and conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

Please note that estimated spend figures provided in this notice are based on historical information and cannot be guaranteed under this contract.

Dudley MBC will be utilising its e-procurement portal In-Tend for this procurement exercise. The Tender should be received no later than 15th April 2016 at 23.59 hours and will be available for download until 23.59 hours on 14th April 2016. URL: www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

To access documents bidders are required to register with the website. This may be done in two ways; 1) use the Register/Sign In button located on the Home screen or 2) find the project under the All Opportunities link and use the Express Interest button. Companies who have previously registered with the website will be invited to input their login detail

New Users will be invited to go through the Registration wizard. New Users, upon registration will receive an automatic notification of their unique login details. Once an expression of interest has been accepted by the system, Users MUST log back into the system to access documents. Now they will appear under the My Tenders tab. Further assistance with the system may be obtained by contacting the System Administrator on 01384 814862 or contracts@dudley.gov.uk. Guidance documents are also published under the Help screen which can be found on the home screen at www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

The Council expressly reserves the right;

• i)not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice

• ii)to make whatever changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition

• iii)to award contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the requirement covered by this notice; and

• iv)to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Council be liable for any costs incurred by candidates

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