Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK42 9AP
UK
Contact person: James Gatawa
E-mail: james.gatawa@bedford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of GP Based Sexual Health Services 23-26
Reference number: BBC PH 03308
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Authority’) is inviting Applications from GP Practices to join a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (Ps DPS) in order to provide a number of Public Health Enhanced Services for Sexual Health to the populations of Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. GP practices are invited to apply for the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) for Contraceptive Purposes. The detailed requirements are defined in the Specification provided.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH2
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Authority’) is inviting Applications from GP Practices to join a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (Ps DPS) in order to provide a number of Public Health Enhanced Services for Sexual Health to the populations of Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. The detailed requirements are defined in the Specification.GP practices are invited to apply for the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) for Contraceptive Purposes. The detailed requirements are defined in the Specification provided.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Cost criterion: na
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2023
End:
31/03/2026
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/03/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/03/2026
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/04/2023