Invitation to Tender - Online Sexual Health - Postal Testing Kits

An extensive postal testing service for all STIs appropriate to patients’ sexual health needs

• Self-sample Urine/swabs for chlamydia/gonorrhoea. With dual/triple site testing as elicited by registration
• Self-sample blood tests for HIV/Syphilis
• Safeguarding assessment for those <18 years old
• Rapid dispatch
• Process tracking
• Rapid results provision (minimum 100% by 5 working days)
• Direct reporting of results by text message/email/phone.
• Provision of direct patient support
• Partner notification for positive results.
• Public Health England reporting Eg. GUMCAD/CTAD

Click and Collect Model

As per postal testing but collection from pre-defined locations

• Pharmacies, GP surgeries, 3rd party providers
• To include training of staff and provision of any equipment at distribution points
• Stock management at distribution points
• Results management/reporting as per postal testing
• Collection of medication for positives from above pre-defined locations where necessary/requested

Postal Treatment

• Facilitating self-care in patients clinically assessed as appropriate
• Chlamydia treatment
• To include partner notification and treatment as appropriate