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Report ACH21-051

The London Brough of Bromley had a statutory duty to improve the health of the population and to provide local public health services.  The specific responsibilities were set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and associated regulations and included a mandated requirement for local authorities to provide or make arrangements to secure the provision of comprehensive open access sexual health services.

Currently, sexual health services in Bromley were provided by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH), who delivered the Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) Service and Bromley Healthcare CIC (BHC) who delivered the Sexual Health Early Intervention Service. 

While the current set up of co-location fully met the Council’s statutory duty, the renewed specification would draw on the experience and benefits achieved through the transformation programme and further enhance patient experience with improved efficiencies. 

The current contract with BHC was directly commissioned by the Council.  However, the KCH contract was held by the London Borough of Lambeth who were the Sexual Health Sub-Regional Lead in South East London.

The current Contract with KCH held by Lambeth also included provision of an integrated service at Camberwell Clinic in Denmark Hill for Bromley residents.  This element of the service was not included in this procurement and the Camberwell provision would continue to be part of the SEL contract held by Lambeth.

Both contracts were due to expire on 31 March 2023. It was proposed to create a more streamlined service by revising the current specification and by combining all elements of both contracts, except the Camberwell provision, into one single, integrated contract. The Camberwell provision for Bromley residents would remain aspart of  Lambeth Council’s contract with KCH and was subject to the procurement decision made by the London borough of Lambeth. 

The report sought approval to procure an integrated sexual health service from 1^st April 2023 for a period of 5 years plus the option to extend for a further 2 years at an estimated cost of £1,455k per annum, with an estimated whole life value of a total of £10,185k. This duration of contract was designed to encourage interest from a wide range of organisations and to provide financial sustainability to the successful provider who would be expected to act as strategic lead for sexual health services in the borough.

The report had been scrutinised by the Adult Care and Health PDS Committee on 23 November 2021 and the Committee supported the recommendations.

RESOLVED that

(1) Approval be granted to proceed to procure an LBB held contract for an integrated sexual health service from 1 April 2023 for a period of 5 years plus the option to extend for a further 2 years at an estimated cost of £1,455k per annum, with an estimated whole life value of a total of £10,185k.

(2) Approval be granted for the continuation of provision at Camberwell Clinic in Denmark Hill under the contract held by Lambeth from 1^st April 2023, subject to the procurement decision made by Lambeth Council.