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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Southampton City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Southampton Primary Care Limited SME
- Value
- £1,040,250
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 054492-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jun 2026
- Published9 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The contract is for the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception ("LARC") services and HIV Testing services to improve sexual health outcomes by: • Increasing the use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), giving more individuals and families reliable control over their reproductive health. • Contributing to a reduction in the number of unintended pregnancies and terminations including teenage conceptions. • Contributing to reducing health inequalities by improving access to good reproductive health services for vulnerable groups. • Increasing the knowledge of risks associated with STIs and referring clients who may have been at risk of STIs to an appropriate service. • Diagnosing more previously undiagnosed HIV through enhanced testing of at-risk populations, contributing to a reduction in late diagnosis and the associated harm. The contract term duration is 33 months, with an option for a period of extension of another 24 months, through to 31st March 2031. The Cou…
About the supplier
Southampton Primary Care Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09332040).