The Provision of a Community Vasectomy Service

Concepts

• health services
• safe non-scalpel technique vasectomies
• post-vasectomy testing
• community vasectomy service comprising
• a high quality, safe, community vasectomy service
• community
• vasectomies
• vasectomy
• family planning
• total contract value

Location

London

Description

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of a high quality, safe, community vasectomy service in primary care settings for all residents living in the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of a high quality, safe, community vasectomy service comprising of pre-operative counselling, the procedure, and post-vasectomy testing. The service will provide safe non-scalpel technique vasectomies under local anaesthetic (LA) in primary care settings for all residents living in the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. The contract to be awarded is for an initial duration of three years, which is intended to run from 1 October 2025 until 30 September 2028 with a two-year contract extension up to 30 September 2030. The estimated total annual contract value is £228,529 and total contract value over the full term is £1,142,645.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend for two years.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services
• 85312330 - Family-planning services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23.59 on 19 September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Representations can be sent to: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net The award decision was approved by the NHS South West London Integrated Care Board; Procurement Oversight Group (POG) & Contract & Procurement Group (CPaG) based on a recommendation from the procurement evaluation panel. There were no conflicts of interest declared or identified amongst evaluators. The criteria used to award the contract were mapped to the five key criteria as follows: (1) Quality and Innovation: 32.5% (2) Value: Pass/Fail (3) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 32.5% (4) Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 25% (5) Social value: 10%. All scored and Pass/Fail criteria were met.