Award

Termination of Pregnancy Services, Northamptonshire

NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ICB

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Award

19 Feb 2024 at 17:07

Tender

18 Nov 2022 at 17:05

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a provider for the Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs) contract. The contract is for a proposed period of 5 years with no opportunity for extensions. The total indicative annual value for the service is £1,265,000. The procurement stage is 'cancelled'. The buying organisation is seeking a provider to offer high-quality termination of pregnancy services, sexual health screening, contraceptive advice, and post-termination support in Northamptonshire.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services industry to compete for providing termination of pregnancy services in Northamptonshire. Businesses delivering health services, specifically those experienced in sexual health provision and reproductive health services, would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure with a focus on price as the award criteria. The deadline for bids was on 19th December 2022, emphasizing the time sensitivity of this opportunity.

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Notice Title

Termination of Pregnancy Services, Northamptonshire

Notice Description

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a provider for the Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs) contract.<br/><br/>It is expected that the contract will be for a proposed period of 5 years with no opportunity for any further extensions. Based upon current activity levels the total indicative annual value for this service is PS1,265,000, and may be subject to change (over and above any chargeable actual activity completed in relation to a cost and volume contract) dependent on NHSE guidance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a provider for the Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs) contract.
The Commissioner is seeking provision of TOP services to meet the following objectives;

* To offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request an abortion, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, religious or personal circumstances.
* To provide service users with access to an abortion as early as possible.
* To provide abortion methods clinically appropriate for a service user's gestation and clinical circumstances.
* To improve the sexual health of all service users through providing sexual health screening for Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for all age groups for patients from Northamptonshire.
* To provide information and advice on all methods of contraception and the supply of the full range of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods.
* To work with local sexual health service provider/s to facilitate ongoing continuation of long-term contraception Northamptonshire residents. This may involve requests to patients to share patient contact details with sexual health service for follow up.
* To provide service users with appropriate information on post-abortion counselling services both prior to and after having a termination.
* 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 Northamptonshire:
* 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 Reproductive Health and HIV.
* Ensuring that contraception and sexual health 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. and signposting to GPs for cervical screening as appropriate
* 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005440-2024
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
£1,265,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,265,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ICB
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
agem.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN3 6BJ
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire

Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Wicksteed
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE

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