Provision of External Online Sexual Health Screening Services

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Direct award
3 October 2025 to 31 March 2026

The service provides an online platform for self-sampling STI screening, featuring two-step user verification, clinical triage, and safeguarding. It includes postal kit distribution and laboratory analysis via a UKAS-accredited facility, with direct integration into Trust clinical systems and pathways to support remote screening for asymptomatic or low-risk patients.

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Awarded value: £65k; As published
Published: 11 July 2025
Awarded: 1 October 2025; PreventX
Contract length: 6 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of an integrated online sexual health screening platform, including postal STI testing kits, clinical triage, and laboratory analysis services.

Fully integrated self-sampling online sexual health service enabling remote screening for STIs, with embedded local clinical support and direct links into Trust systems and pathways.
Postal STI screening service, including an online kit-requesting system with two-step verification to verify real and unique users.
Online platform integrated with Trust websites, providing clinical triage, safeguarding and eligibility filtering.
Laboratory analysis through a UKAS-accredited facility, with rapid turnaround and secure communication of results.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 8 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 20 months
Contract dates: 3 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: UKAS-accredited
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
CPV codes: 85100000

Services in this contract

Online sexual health e-services and STI self-samplingMain service£280k typicalOnline STI self-sampling with postal kits and laboratory analysis

Lifecycle

Published
11 July 2025
Contract awardedto PreventX
1 October 2025
Contract starts
3 October 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/324396/provision-of-external-online-sexual-health-screening-services
Buyer reference: C350772
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-055dd0
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Provision of External Online Sexual Health Screening Services. Contract award, 11 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/324396/provision-of-external-online-sexual-health-screening-services (accessed 5 November 2026).