On the 6^th of March 2023, the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee authorised the Director of Public Health to recommission Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Wirral. At this Committee, delegated authority was given to the Director of Public Health to award the tender to the successful bidder following the tender process. This report provides an update on the recommissioning process and outcome.

The tender was divided into two Lots. Lot 1 was for the provision of the Integrated Sexual Health Service and was undertaken using a competitive dialogue process. Lot 2 was for the provision of Community HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and STI (sexually transmitted infections) Support Service and was undertaken using an open process.

The process has concluded, the tenders received have been fully evaluated according to

Council procurement rules and the Director of Public Health will take the decision to award the contract to the successful bidder for Lot 1 (Integrated Sexual Health Service) and approve the decision to not award the contract for Lot 2 (Community HIV and STI Support Service).

Wirral Council is legally obliged to provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, open access Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. Current commissioning arrangements expire at the end of the financial year 2023/24. Good sexual and reproductive health is an important component of overall health and wellbeing, and a pillar of wider work to reduce health inequalities in Wirral.