Pathology services

Tender description

Lincolnshire Healthcare Services NHS Trust (LCHS) will be seeking a provider of pathology services for sexual health and HIV. The contracting authority aim to advertise the tender on 21 December 2020. This is to provide notice to the market that the procurement is being undertaken and to provide opportunity for providers to prepare ahead of the issue of tender documentation. Providers are also invited to express an interest by messaging the contracting authority via the e-Procurement portal messaging service - precontract.due-north.com. LCHS seek the provision of a Pathology Service for the testing and reporting of Sexual Health and HIV screening tests on behalf of Lincolnshire patients. Patient swabs will be undertaken by the LiSH service, which require collection from clinics and processing by the successful provider. This service specification sets out the minimum requirements of this service. This service will primarily cover screening for the following tests: • Chlamydia (NB There is a separate contract for online Chlamydia Screening for 15-24 year olds) • Gonorrhoea • Trichomonas • Herpes • Syphilis • HIV • Blood borne Viruses eg Hep A, Hep B and Hep C • Non STI organisms such as Candida and Bacterial Vaginosis, streptococcus, etc. • Mycoplasma Genitalium • Lymphogranuloma Venereum. The service will include the BASHH recommended tests for STIs (April 2019 or any subsequent update).