Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc4-f7c6-71dc-b35c-42aa80712931/asc0290-integrated-sexual-health-services-market-engagement-event pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ASC0290 - Integrated Sexual Health Services (Market Engagement Event) [Leicester City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicester-city-council) Estimated value £19,459,200 Published 23 Jan 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (the Authority) are currently considering options for the future design and procurement of their Integrated Sexual Health Services (ISHS). The current contractual arrangement expires on 31 March 2024. The Authority therefore anticipates commencing the procurement of ISHS in spring 2023 with a view for the proposed new ISHS to be operational from 1 April 2024. As a part of this process, the commissioners of this service are keen to capture provider experience, skills, knowledge and concerns at an early point to ensure these can be fully considered throughout the service and procurement design phases. At a high level, sexual health services will typically include elements of: • Contraceptive services, • Psychosexual services (sexual health aspects), • Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment, Online STI testing and some treatment, Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) and Oral contraception • Young people's specific services, • Outreach models (both clinical and non-clinical) and health promotion, with specific reference to underserved communities in Leicester • Professional training (including clinical staff), • Network management, and • Sexual health leadership across the city of Leicester. The Authority is therefore undertaking a market engagement event during which potential providers and other stakeholders will be able feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. To participate in the Market Engagement Event (MEE) due to be held virtually on MS Teams on Wednesday 15th February 2023 from 10.15 am to 12:00 noon, please complete the MEE Attendance Form which can be downloaded from the Due North Advert for this event. Please find the link to this advert further below. The completed MEE Attendance Form must be returned electronically by email by no later than 13 February 2023 to . Participants will then receive further confirmation of their MEE reservation and joining instructions/invitation to the MEE. In addition to the MEE, the Authority is also undertaking a Soft Market Test (SMT). The SMT questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: [procontract.due-north.com/Advert](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=78c50296-a78d-ed11-811c-005056b64545) This completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 31 January 2023 to with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - LCC ISHS. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a6abeb72-c313-4630-8c4e-6517db05519f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Leicester City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicester-city-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service (DRS ICELS) · Sheffield City Council · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a78-750a-727d-8968-69a28f377653/doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-integrated-community-equipment-loans-service) [Non Clinical Integrated Crisis Model · Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-9b5d-738b-8218-2141df568f5d/non-clinical-integrated-crisis-model) [Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine · Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · 45 days left · 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a09e-739f-b8ff-413c088ac2a4/pharmaceutical-dispensing-services-including-the-supply-and-delivery-of-medicine) [2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services · Aberdeen City Council · 42 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-ec2f-73b8-a16d-0305bfde1756/2026-aberdeen-city-integrated-children-with-disabilities-services) [Welfare services for children and young people – Einrichtung, Organisation und Betrieb einer Ganztagsferienbetreuung · Landkreis Diepholz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b3c-72d6-bf80-e1ddde45aeec/germany-welfare-services-for-children-and-young-people-einrichtung-organisa) [Medical practice services – Usługi medyczne obejmujące profilaktyczne badania lekarskie (wstępne, okresowe, kontrolne, dodatkowe, sanitarno-epidemiologiczne, badania diagnostyczne, laboratoryjne, konsultacje specjalistyczne) żołnierzy i pracowników jednostek i instytucji z rejonu odpowiedzialności 24 WOG w Giżycku z podziałem na 4 zadania w 2027r. · 24 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b)