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Termination of Pregnancy Services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

NHS BLMK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Tender

04 Jan 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently engaged in the procurement of Termination of Pregnancy Services for Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes. This contract, classified under health services, represents a significant opportunity in the public sector, with a planned contract duration of 33 months starting from 1st July 2022 until 31st March 2025, with an option to extend for an additional 24 months. The procurement process follows an open procedure, and bids were to be submitted before the deadline of 12:00 noon on 4th February 2022. The total contract value is approximately £6.5 million, which includes potential extensions.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those experienced in providing reproductive health services and support. Companies that offer innovative solutions and high-quality clinical care will find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract. Furthermore, businesses that can demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, and provision of comprehensive sexual health services will likely stand out in the competitive tendering process.

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Notice Title

Termination of Pregnancy Services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Notice Description

NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified service providers to submit tenders for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) procured a Termination of Pregnancy Services. The contract period will be for 33 months (01st July 2022 to 31st March 2025), with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The key objectives of the service are: * To offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request a termination of pregnancy, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances. * To provide service users with access to a termination of pregnancy as early as possible. * To provide termination of pregnancy methods clinically appropriate for a service user's gestation and clinical circumstances. * To improve the sexual health of service users through providing sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) * To provide information and advice on all methods of contraception, and the supply of the full range of reversible contraceptive methods. The service will provide the following for the population of BLMK: * Offer face to face appointments for all young people aged 18 and under. * Offer telemedicine and face to face appointments for Service Users as clinically appropriate. * Advice for unwanted pregnancy and referral for termination of pregnancy. * Pre-and post-termination support and advice and contraception planning and implementation post-termination. * Active Health promotion/prevention campaigns on Sexual Health. * Ensuring that contraception advice, support and provision is available as part of all termination of pregnancy service care pathways. * Reducing unintended and unwanted conceptions and repeat terminations of pregnancy in all ages by improving access to long-acting reversible contraception * To improve the sexual health of service users through proactively signposting to local sexual health services for screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV. * To improve the sexual health of service users through proactively offering sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) * To provide information and advice on all methods of contraception, (with particular emphasis on the promotion of LARC) and the offer of the full range of reversible contraceptive methods. Where the supply of contraception is not appropriate, the service user should be signposted to local contraceptive and sexual health services. Additional information: The contract term is 33 months (01st July 2022 to 31st March 2025) with an option to extend for a further 24 months subject to performance and stakeholder agreement (Maximum 57 month contract)

Options: The contract term will be for an initial 33 months, with the option to extend by a further 24 months.

Renewal: Service reviews will be undertaken regularly, in order to determine any relevant contact renewal. The contract term will be for an initial 33 months (01st July 2022 to 31st March 2025), with the option to extend by a further 24 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030719
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009710-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,531,249 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,539,640 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BLMK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP
Contact Name
Samuel Naxton
Contact Email
samuel.naxton@attain.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SILSOE, BEDFORDSHIRE
Postcode
MK45 4HR
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford

Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
Westminster Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE (BPAS

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