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Market Engagement Event - Integrated Sexual Health Services

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy healthcare and care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are committed to commissioning high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the diverse needs across Sandwell. SMBC is currently preparing a future procurement of the Integrated Sexual Health Service. This preliminary market engagement seeks to share with any interested organisation: - Why we are recommissioning and rational for holding a market engagement event - Sandwell Profile - Sexual Health need in Sandwell - Our challenges - What we want from a new service & ambitions - A procurement brief - Summary and next steps The event will be an opportunity to share insights and collaborate on shaping the future of Integrated Sexual Health…Read the full description
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are committed to commissioning high-quality, cost-effective services that meet the diverse needs across Sandwell. SMBC is currently preparing a future procurement of the Integrated Sexual Health Service. This preliminary market engagement seeks to share with any interested organisation: - Why we are recommissioning and rational for holding a market engagement event - Sandwell Profile - Sexual Health need in Sandwell - Our challenges - What we want from a new service & ambitions - A procurement brief - Summary and next steps The event will be an opportunity to share insights and collaborate on shaping the future of Integrated Sexual Health Services within Sandwell. The Market Engagement event is an in-person event and will take place on Thursday 5th February 2026, 2:00pm to 4:00pm, at Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1BA. Parking at the venue is available, however it is limited. Please plan your journey ahead of the event and where possible, please consider using public transport. Any interested organisation that wishes to attend the Market Engagement session for Integrated Sexual Health Services is requested to email publichealth_procurement@sandwell.gov.uk by 5.00pm on 30th January 2026 providing , for each person attending, their full name, job title, organisation, email address and telephone number. Depending on the level of interest received we may have to restrict the number of attendees per organisation. If required, this will be communicated prior to the event with as much notice as possible. Please note: This requirement will fall under the scope of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and any further Notice(s) will be in line with this regulation and will be utilising PCR 2015 notices. Thank you for your interest.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 003914-2026

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From notice 003914-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.