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Contracts for remote or online sexual health testing
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In relation to online sexual health services.
1. Does the authority commission or procure these services?
No but our integrated sexual health service provides online STI testing for our residents.
2. In each of the financial periods 2021-22, 2022-23, April 2023 to December 2023;
a) How much did the authority spend overall on sexual health testing services?
Not possible to break down spend in this way as it’s a block contract with service provider.
b) How much did the authority spend on online services?
Not possible to break down spend in this way.
c) How many citizens were tested using online services?
2021/2022: 3119
2022/2023: 2919
2023/2024 (April 2023-December 2023): 1969
3. How much was spent (by the authority or predecessor organisations) in each period with each of the following providers for online sexual health services?
a) Preventx
b) SH 24
c) TDL or their NHS joint venture, Health Service Laboratories
d) Viapath
e) Synlab or their joint venture, Synnovis
f) Lloyd’s pharmacy
g) NHS Trusts/ their laboratory services
h) Other. Please name any provider where the spend in any year exceeded £100,000
£0 for all
4. When did the authority last issue a tender for these services?
In 2018/2019 for HIV prevention service including testing.
5. When does the current contract expire?
Not applicable.
