The service will contribute to protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of women who sex work within Manchester or Salford. The service will focus on improving the sexual and reproductive health of service users with additional emphasis on substance misuse and safety.

The Council intend to award the contract via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 utilising Direct Award process C: MASH is the only organisation in Greater Manchester which exists specifically to support women engaged in sex work. They support some of Greater Manchester's most marginalised women holistically through a range of harm reduction and longer-term intervention