Community Developmental Sexual Health Service

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is inviting tenders for a community developmental sexual health service to reduce sexual health inequalities and improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes across the East Riding population. The service will focus particularly on individuals and communities at the highest risk of poor sexual health.

Service Requirements

The service will contribute to the delivery of key Public Health Outcomes Framework indicators relating to sexual health, including:

• Reducing under-18 conceptions.
• Improving chlamydia detection rates among females aged 15–24.
• Reducing the proportion of people diagnosed with HIV at a late stage of infection.
• Increasing the total prescribed long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), excluding injections.
• Supporting improvements in new sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses, excluding chlamydia among people aged under 25.

The overall objective is to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes and address inequalities among communities most at risk.

Contract Information

• Buyer: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Enquiry Deadline: 4 November 2026, 9:00am
• Tender Submission Deadline: 23 November 2026, 12:00pm
• Contract Value: £1,000,000 (excluding and including VAT, as stated in the notice)
• Contract Start: 1 April 2027
• Initial Contract End: 31 March 2030
• Possible Extension: Two extension periods of up to 24 months each, at the Council’s discretion
• Total Potential Duration: Seven years, up to 31 March 2034
• Tender Reference: H and C1026
• Procurement Procedure: Open procedure under the light-touch regime
• Award Decision Date: 8 January 2027 (estimated)
• Contract Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
• Tender Link: Submit a tender through EU Supply
• Submission Method: Electronic submission in English
• Payment Terms: 30 days from presentation of a correct invoice

Supplier Requirements

The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

Legal and financial capacity conditions are detailed in the tender documentation. Technical ability requirements are also set out in the procurement documents. Interested providers should review these documents to confirm the full eligibility criteria and service delivery requirements.

Evaluation Criteria

The published award criteria are weighted as follows:

• Quality: 60%
• Price: 40%

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity may be relevant to community health organisations, sexual health service providers, public health charities and specialist organisations working to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Providers with experience addressing health inequalities and supporting higher-risk communities may wish to review the tender documents to assess their suitability.

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