DHSC: PCP: National HIV and STI Prevention Programme 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to commission an external partner to deliver the National HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Prevention Programme for the next 3 financial years 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29. The principal focus of the programme is the delivery of HIV and STI prevention interventions to key target groups, in whom the evidence demonstrates a higher or emerging burden of infection, at a national, regional and local level.

The programme is critical in ensuring that people are aware of how HIV and STIs are transmitted, how they can protect themselves, how and where to have an HIV and STI test and developments in HIV prevention and treatment. Key objectives: A.

Improve awareness, knowledge, understanding and uptake of combination HIV and STI prevention interventions among populations most affected by HIV and STIs B. Increase HIV and STI testing to reduce the undiagnosed population and proportion of late diagnoses C.

Reduce levels of HIV related stigma, including within different communities, self-stigma and structural or institutional stigma D. Enhance collaboration across national, regional and local partners and multi-sector organisations.

This is not a call for competition, but an opportunity to gather feedback to better understand market capabilities, refine the procurement strategy, and encourage supplier engagement. Interested parties can access the relevant documents via the Atamis system at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome using the procurement reference. Suppliers may also submit the completed questionnaire through Atamis but must be registered on the system to do so.