Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health has approved;

(1)        agreement to the commencement of an open competitive procurement process for a contract for the provision of integrated sexual health for service commencement on 1st February 2020 for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend up to two (2) further years at a total value of £21.5m. This to be undertaken jointly with NHSE HIV service recommissioning;

(2)        that authority is delegated to the Director of Public Health to: (a) award the contract to the bidder that submits the most economically advantageous tender which meets the requirements of the specification, (b) to enter into the contract and (c) to agree to future extensions of the contract up to a maximum contract period; and

(3)        the decision making regarding the protection of NHS pensions is undertaken in collaboration with NHSE and delegated to the Director of Finance and Procurement