RESOLVED:
1. That the extension of the use of the open access pan-London genito-urinary medicine (GUM) contracts that Lambeth Council have with King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust (GSTT) for a maximum period of 12 months commencing on 1 April 2022, at an estimated total contract value of £4.304m (£1,404,489 for KCH and £2,900,000 for GSTT), inclusive of a six month break clause be approved.
2. That it be noted that the need for this variation has arisen as a direct consequence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the procurement process and planned re-commissioning schedule for these contracts while the providers (local major acute trusts) are involved in responding to the ongoing emergency.