East Sussex Sexual Health Services

East Sussex County Council, in collaboration with NHS England who commission the HIV treatment and care services, and the Lewes prison sexual health and HIV treatment and care in-reach services, are awarding to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust for sexual health services.

This is awarded under PCR2015 Regulation 32 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication.

Whilst this is a collaboration between East Sussex County Council and NHS England, this notice is for the East Sussex County Council contract only.

The integrated sexual health service will aim to improve sexual health outcomes by:

· Promoting good sexual health through primary prevention activities including, education, condom provision, partner tracing, immunisation,contraception, behaviour change and activities which aim to reduce the stigma associated with GUM conditions, HIV and unintended and unwanted pregnancy.

· Providing rapid and easy access to GUM, STI and BBV assessment, testing, treatment and management services through a variety of mechanisms which primarily includes an interdependent working partnership with the main digital service provider.

· Providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services for those who cannot access primary care.

· Support referral to NHS funded induced abortion services and support in planning pregnancy using contraception through a variety of mechanisms which include digital services, supporting colleagues in youth, maternity, abortion and those working with vulnerable groups to be able to offer discussion and assessment and provision of contraception to their service users.

· Reducing late diagnosis of HIV and undiagnosed HIV through partner notification, access to testing,Pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and improving the sexual health of those using PreP and living with HIV.

· Providing a service with appropriately trained staff;clear and effective operational and clinical

governance; and patient safety arrangements.

· Being responsive to local need (a) providing rapid response to outbreak management; and (b) through continuous improvement and response to local population need.

· Operating as leader to the local sexual health system providing clinical leadership, workforce training, technical appraisal, public education,involvement in local networks and mentoring and development of clear referral pathways between providers. Additional information: The initial term of the contract will be for two years.

II.2.5 Award criteria Quality criterion are ranked in priority order.