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Forward Plan Ref: 2023/220

Contact: Shakiba Habibula, Consultant in PH, shakiba.habibula@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Corporate Director: Public Health & Community Safety (CMDPHI5).

The current Contract for the provision of Integrated Sexual Health Services reaches a break point on 31st March 2024. The Contract Period may be extended for up to 3 years in aggregate.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the extension of a commissioned contract, via the appropriate procurement and legal route, for an Integrated Sexual Health Service provided by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) for a period of 3 years.

b)   Approve the offer of an 8% tariff uplift to the provider, effective from 1^st April 2023 to meet the additional costs of service change due to change in population health needs post the covid-19 pandemic.

c)    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Head of Legal, and Deputy Monitoring Officer and s.151 Officer, to extend the current contract and to issue a contract variation to reflect the tariff uplift and the provision of the additional services as detailed in the body of the document (bullet point 11,a,b,c,d).

Recommendations approved.