Contract award · 1 Apr 2026

Provision of Long Acting Reversable Contraception in Primary Care

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust awarded “Provision of Long Acting Reversable…” to Various GP's within Staffordshire & Telford for £1.88m.

No competitionHealth & social careWest Midlands

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,882,043.92
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Family-planning services (CPV 85312330)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2026
  2. Published8 Apr 2026Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

The Provider will provide governance for the correct fitting, monitoring, checking and removal of contraceptive implants, and IUS and IUDs in line with current guidelines and best practice. It is also expected Practices will work with agencies and establish pathways to refer patients if further support maybe needed. The Provider will also be expected to oversee this. The contract has been awarded to a number of providers who are able to meet the specification, where people are offered a choice between the providers and this is not restricted. To ensure providers meet the specification this has been assessed by clinical and operational colleagues as key decision makers. There are no identified conflicts of interest. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Cont…

About the supplier

More from Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

All contracts

Recent health & social care contracts

Sector overview