Digital sexual health service

1) Who is/are your current provider(s) of online and/or digital sexual health services (including online STI testing, results and treatment pathways)?

2) Is your online/digital sexual health service commissioned:

a) As a standalone contract, or

b) As part of an integrated sexual health service contract?

c) Under a block or activity arrangement?

3) What are the contract start and end dates for the online/digital sexual health service, including any extension options or break clauses?

4) What is the total annual contract value (£) for the online and/or digital sexual health service? 5) Please confirm how many sexual health test kits were ordered during 2024 and 2025.

6) Have any contract performance notices, remedial action plans or improvement notices been issued to the current provider(s) of online/digital sexual health services in the last 24 months? 7) Does the current online/digital sexual health service include the following features?

a) Single digital front door

b) Online triage

c) Automated digital results

d) Digital clinical treatment pathways for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

e) Digital pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

f) Psychosexual or sexual wellbeing support

g) Assisted-digital or community-based arrangements to support digitally excluded groups to access online sexual health services?

8) Please advise who holds the budget for PrEP i.e., Local Authority or NHS.

9) Is any procurement or recommissioning activity planned for online and/or digital sexual health services within the next 36 months?

a) If yes, what is the anticipated procurement route (e.g. open tender, framework call-off, contract extension, direct award), if known?

10) Which organisation is your current laboratory provider for your in-clinic results?

1a-f) No policy or strategy specifically references any of questions 1a – f

2a) Our commissioned integrated sexual health service provider, GLiSH (Greater Lincolnshire Integrated Sexual Health) is required to provide assessment and referral to address Chemsex concerns to the relevant organisation including drug and alcohol treatment services. Delivered as part of a wider contract. Contract details are available online.

b-e) Not specified

f) GLiSH are required deliver LGBT, trans, non-binary and gender-diverse inclusive services, in line with BASHH standards. Delivered as part of a wider contract.

3) As above, GliSH will have referral pathways in place with relevant organisations including drug and alcohol services to address chemsex concerns.

g) No

4) No

b) No plans currently

5. N/a