Notice Information
Notice Title
Termination of Pregnancy Services for NHS MSE ICB
Notice Description
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS MSE ICB) (the Authority) invites suitably qualified providers to tender for this Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs). The Contract will be for a term of 60 months (5 years) with the possibility of extending the term for a period of 24 additional months (2 years) beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Bidder. The proposed service commencement date is 01st August 2023 - 31st July 2028. The annual value of the contract is based upon activity spend 2021/22 of PS2,373,441.50 Sterling. The aggregate value of the contract (including extensions) as advertised in the FTS notice is PS16,614,090.50 Sterling. The aggregate value of the contract (excluding extensions) is PS11,867,207.50 Sterling. TOPS will operate a Tariff as outlined in the Document 7 - Commercial Offer Template. The contract shall be paid upon provision of service and there is no guarantee of activity. The Authority has entered expectant activity levels in the '2023/24 estimated activity column' of the Commercial Offer Template, however, it should be stipulated that this is not guaranteed activity for the contract duration. The key objectives of the service are: - To offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all women/children who request a termination of pregnancy, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances. - To provide women/children with access to a termination of pregnancy as early as possible. - To provide termination of pregnancy methods clinically appropriate for a women/children's gestation and clinical circumstances. - To improve the sexual health of women/children through providing sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV. - To provide information and advice on all methods of contraception, and the supply of reversible contraceptive methods locally available. Other key considerations: The NCA is not available to publish, however the total spend equates to 2021/22 = PS11,661.41 and 2022/23 (up to December 22) = PS36,434.53. Annual adjustments for inflation/efficiency will be made to the tariffs each year in line with the contract terms. Demographic growth will be applied to the activity plan as detailed in the Commercial Offer Template. The procurement will utilise a cost and volume model. Growth will be driven and applied based on actual activity year on year. The Authority intends to award this contract to a single successful bidder. Additional information: All tender documentation is free and available via the e-procurement portal at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ under the ITT Code: itt_119 - Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS MSE ICB All interested providers must submit a compliant bid submission in accordance with the Process Overview document by the ITT response deadline 17/02/23 at 17:30hrs. Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by potential Bidders prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for their own commercial judgement. The commissioners reserve the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, the commissioners and / or their advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. In accordance with Regulations 56 to 58 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) and as set out in the qualification envelope which is available with the procurement documents. All tender documentation is free and available via the e-procurement portal at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ under the ITT Code: itt_119 - Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS MSE ICB
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-51721726-201a-4c2d-b43c-bea72c7e6da5
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7df45fe7-cc2d-40f7-b1aa-b183ee5b494d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Accelerated Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,614,090 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £16,614,090 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Feb 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Apr 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ATTAIN
- Contact Name
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Contact Email
- cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BASILDON
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Basildon
- Electoral Ward
- Fryerns
- Westminster Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7df45fe7-cc2d-40f7-b1aa-b183ee5b494d
3rd July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c98eba58-fe0e-4d03-beac-14c48f6d303d
24th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
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