Solent NHS Trust Pathology Testing Services and Kits Provider Selection Regime
Published
Buyer
Value
Description
Solent (known as the lead provider) has been providing Level 3 Integrated Sexual Health and HIV services (SHHS) since 2012 and has recently been awarded a new contract from 2024 to 2031, with the option to extend for a further two years.<br/>Solent’s services identify as core community provision across Southampton, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, and other parts of Hampshire.<br/>As part of the core offer, Solent is commissioned to provide an online STI pathology testing and kits service to target patients that do not attend our services and/or patients with low risk symptoms that attend clinics. Lot 1: Solent NHS Trust is looking to work with one pathology provider to deliver the Online STI and HIV testing and kits provision within Southampton, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, and Hampshire. <br/><br/>The aim of the service is to provide an online service that compliments and supports the overarching Level 3 Integrated SHHS delivered by Solent.<br/><br/>The main objectives are:<br/>• To increase use of online services and remote pathways that improve scope for individuals to have their testing and advice needs met where appropriate without face to face contact with SHHS.<br/>• To provide online STI self-sampling kits including samples from extra-genital sites.<br/>• To evaluate the service through feedback from users, to ensure on-going improvement of this service. <br/>• To offer an STI and HIV testing service in a non-clinical area when working with vulnerable patients that do not have IT access or who are unable to receive postal kits to a home address.<br/>• To ensure that all residents aged 15-24 are offered a Chlamydia screen via a remote (home) testing pathway as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme with the aim to achieve the chlamydia diagnostic rate.<br/><br/>The service will provide: <br/>• Full STI and HIV testing for anyone over the age of 16 years. For people aged 15–24 years they will have an option to access Chlamydia only testing.<br/>• Provision and dispatch of postal STI and HIV kits.<br/>• Results processing via a results management system that integrates with the services electronic patient record (Inform) and patient text messaging service.<br/>• A service for Southampton, Portsmouth, the Ise of Wight, and Hampshire residents.<br/>• There will be a separate ad hoc service available for anyone living outside of area.<br/>The service model excludes:<br/>• A requirement for the pathology provider to deliver an online algorithm to identify risk and required testing, as this is already provided as part of the pre-established SHHS Electronic Patient Record system. <br/><br/>The pathology provider will be able to provide full STI testing to include:<br/>• HIV testing<br/>• Syphilis<br/>• Syphilis RPR for patient with past infection<br/>• Hepatitis C core antibody<br/>• Hepatitis B core antibody <br/>• Chlamydia <br/>• Gonorrhoea<br/>• Gonorrhoea Test of Cure<br/>• Mycoplasma Genitalium for Test of Cure<br/>• Urea and Electrolytes<br/>• Extra genital site testing. Additional information: This market engagement exercise asks prospective providers to complete a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform the Trust of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the approach.<br/>This market engagement will allow the Trust to make a fair and transparent informed decision on what appropriate next procurement steps to undertake. The subsequent potential procurement will be governed by the Provider Selection Regime. It is possible that as a result of this exercise, a formal tender process will not be required but instead a simpler provider selection process will be undertaken. Where it is noted that competition is absent, direct awards may be considered. All providers will be notified of next steps following the conclusion of this market engagement exercise.<br/>Participation for this market engagement closes at 17:00hrs 29 July 2024
Timeline
Publish date
6 months ago
Buyer information
Solent NHS Trust
- Contact:
- Commercial Team
- Email:
- commercial@solent.nhs.uk
Explore contracts and tenders relating to Solent NHS Trust
Go to buyer profileNotice topic
Source
"Find-a-Tender"To save this opportunity, sign up to Stotles for free.
Save in appTender tracking
Access a feed of government opportunities tailored to you, in one view. Receive email alerts and integrate with your CRM to stay up-to-date.
Proactive prospecting
Get ahead of competitors by reaching out to key decision-makers within buying organisations directly.
360° account briefings
Create in-depth briefings on buyer organisations based on their historical & upcoming procurement activity.
Collaboration tools
Streamline sales workflows with team collaboration and communication features, and integrate with your favourite sales tools.
Explore similar tenders and contracts
Browse open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries that match similar CPV codes.
- Pre-tender
UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework
UK Health Security Agency5,000,000,000 GBPPublished 7 days ago
- Pre-tender
Provision of Managed Pathology Services
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust500,000,000 GBPPublished 28 days ago
- Pre-tender
Serology Managed Service Contract
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust1,750,000 GBPPublished 29 days ago
- Pre-tender
Serology Managed Service Contract
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustPublished 29 days ago
- Pre-tender
Mortuary Services PSR - MSP
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust9,000,000 GBPPublished a month ago
- Pre-tender
Mortuary Services
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust9,000,000 GBPPublished a month ago
- Pre-tender
Blood Transfusion Managed Service Contract For Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
NHS Wales - Shared Services PartnershipPublished 2 months ago
- Pre-tender
Blood Transfusion Managed Service Contract For Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
NHS Wales - Shared Services PartnershipPublished 2 months ago
- Pre-tender
Body Storage Mortuary
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust600,000 GBPPublished 2 months ago
Explore other contracts published by Solent NHS Trust
Explore more open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries published by Solent NHS Trust.
- Stale pre-tender
Solent NHS Trust Business Information (BI) Data Warehouse Market Engagement
Solent NHS Trust680,000 GBPPublished 6 months ago
- Stale pre-tender
Solent NHS Trust HARD FM Provision for IoW - market engagement
Solent NHS Trust300,000 GBPPublished a year ago
- Stale pre-tender
Measured Term Contract for Minor Works, Maintenance & Improvement projects
Solent NHS Trust6,000,000 GBPPublished 2 years ago
- Stale pre-tender
Any Qualified Provider Occupational Health Physician HIOW
Solent NHS Trust1 GBPPublished 2 years ago
- Stale pre-tender
Health services
NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group2,260,701 GBPPublished 5 years ago
Explore more suppliers to Solent NHS Trust
Sign upExplore top buyers for public sector contracts
Discover open tenders, contract awards and upcoming contract expiries of thousands of public sector buyers below. Gain insights into their procurement activity, historical purchasing trends and more.
- Associated British Ports
- Kilkenny and Carlow ETB
- South Tees Site Company Ltd
- Grampian Housing Association Ltd
- Swanage Town Council
- ATTAIN COMMISSIONING SERVICES LTD
- Durham Police Procurement Team
- Southwold Town Council
- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin Incorporating The National Children's Hospital
- Turner and Townsend
- The Buckingham School
- Kidlington Parish Council
- County Bridge Primary School
Explore top sources for public sector contracts
Stotles aggregates public sector contract data from every major procurement data source. We ingest this data and surface the most relevant insights for our users. Explore our list of public sector procurement data sources below.