Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,
and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal
implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for
contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in
each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services
throughout the county.
The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold
valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and
Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or
by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the
ability to:
- achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a
primary care pathway.
- have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH
latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.
- ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care
managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest
standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
Kent County Council is procuring through Primary Care, the fitting, monitoring, checking,
and removal of intrauterine devices (IUDs), intrauterine systems (IUSs) and sub-dermal
implants (SDIs), collectively known as long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for
contraceptive purposes only. The Council is aiming to procure a service which is available in
each Kent geographical Primary Care Network area, to ensure access for services
throughout the county.
The service will be provided in primary care settings across Kent, by practitioners who hold
valid and up-to-date Letters of Competence (LoC), as issued by the Faculty of Sexual and
Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), for the procedures undertaken, or
by potential providers who have suitability to pursue the professional activity, including the
ability to:
- achieve and maintain competence to deliver LARC as specified by the FSRH as part of a
primary care pathway.
- have appropriate treatment rooms and facilities for delivery of LARC as specified by FSRH
latest clinical guidance, within each geographical GP PCN/ neighbourhood quadrant.
- ensure that patients with needs relating to uncomplicated STIs should have their care
managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals, as defined by the latest
standards specified by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
The contract term would be from 1/12/2023-30/11/2024, with the possibility of two 12
months extensions. Contracts with Suppliers will be tariff-based and subject to change, with
no minimum guaranteed value, as the service is activity based). However, the estimated total
spends including reimbursement of the LARC devices, over 3 years is 4,100,000 GBP.
Kent County Council is looking to appoint Suppliers through a Dynamic Purchasing System,
to provide this service. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred
to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is
to use a Light Touch Regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34
(Dynamic Purchasing System).