Community health services

Tender description

The London Borough of Bexley wishes to appoint a provider or consortia of providers to establish a co-ordinated and comprehensive Sexual Health systems and health promotion service. The appointed provider shall manage and deliver an efficient, high quality evidenced based service that is agile, innovative and responsive to the changing trends and sexual health needs of the local population. Through the co-ordination and delivery of the various elements of this specification they will provide easy access links and information to Bexley's wider sexual health providers and residents. The London Borough of Bexley wishes to appoint a provider or consortia of providers to establish a co-ordinated and comprehensive Sexual Health systems and health promotion service. The appointed provider shall manage and deliver an efficient, high quality evidenced based service that is agile, innovative and responsive to the changing trends and sexual health needs of the local population. Through the co-ordination and delivery of the various elements of this specification they will provide easy access links and information to Bexley's wider sexual health providers and residents. The Service will contain the following elements: —Provision of the Sexual Health Office Function for the Bexley National Chlamydia Screening Programme. —Provision of the Sexual Health Office Function for the Bexley Sexual Health Website managing links and pathways for GUM, Reproductive and Sexual Health and Primary Care services. —C-Card Co-ordination (including training and development). —Specialist Prevention for vulnerable groups, in particular, LGBTQ, Young People (up to age 25) and those at higher risk of HIV acquisition. —Development and Support of the Sex & Relationships Education (SRE) Forum. —Health Promotion and Outreach services with a strong focus on self-care. —Bexley front line'workforce development to support the above functions. The Council is seeking options for either a 3 year or 5 year initial contract period with the option to extend for a further 2 period of up to 12 months each. Potential length of contract is either 5 or 7 years. The estimated maximum value of the contract is 125 000 GBP per annum.