Contracts for remote or online sexual health testing
Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
We are researching the use of online sexual health testing services. These services allow citizens concerned that they may have a sexually transmitted infection to order a test kit to be sent to their home, and then to either self-test at home, or return a sample to the laboratory, receive a result usually via email or text message, and to obtain medicines and further advice if required. The services are part of local government public health responsibilities
Please answer the following questions in relation to online sexual health services.
1. Does the authority commission or procure these services
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
b. How much did the authority spend on online services
c. How many citizens were tested using online services
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
4. When did the authority last issue a tender for these services
5. When does the current contract expire
Yours faithfully,
Richard Brown
Dear Sir / Madam
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allocated the reference number NELC/30338/2324.
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North East Lincolnshire Council
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/30338/2324.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:
1. Does the authority commission or procure these services
Yes
2. In each of the financial periods 2021-22, 2022-23, April 2023 to
December 2023
Year 21/22 Costs
Overall spend on sexual health testing
Question 2A services £109,514.01
Question 2B Spend on online services £50,412.93
Question 2C Citizens tested using online services 2190
How much was spent (by the authority or
predecessor organisations) in each period with
each of the following providers for online Other - Did not
Question 3 sexual health services? exceed £100,000
Year 22/23 Costs
Overall spend on sexual health testing
Question 2A services £158,377.40
Question 2B Spend on online services £51,487.01
Question 2C Citizens tested using online services 2102
How much was spent (by the authority or
predecessor organisations) in each period with
each of the following providers for online Other - Did not
Question 3 sexual health services? exceed £100,000
Year April - Dec 23
Overall spend on sexual health testing
Question 2A services £140,338.47
Question 2B Spend on online services £41,561.72
Question 2C Citizens tested using online services 1618
How much was spent (by the authority or
predecessor organisations) in each period with
each of the following providers for online Other - Did not
Question 3 sexual health services? exceed £100,000
4. When did the authority last issue a tender for these services
1^st April 2017
5. When does the current contract expire
31^st March 2024
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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