Notice Information
Notice Title
Accreditation for Community Termination of Pregnancy Services - British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
Notice Description
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) and Frimley Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are commissioning standard termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to meet the needs of the local population covered within the ICBs' regions, to provide a professional and personalised service that enables service users to access services which are safe, accessible, timely and of high quality. The Commissioner is directly awarding, following Direct Award Process B, a contract to British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The initial contract term is 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial 12-month contract period commenced on the 1st December 2025. The Contracting Authority is BOB ICB, with Frimley ICB as an associate. NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation, the "NHS Thames Valley ICB", effective from 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) and Frimley Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are commissioning standard termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to meet the needs of the local population covered within the ICBs' regions, to provide a professional and personalised service that enables service users to access services which are safe, accessible, timely and of high quality. The Commissioner is directly awarding, following Direct Award Process B, a contract to British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The initial contract term is 12months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial 12-month contract period commenced on the 1st December 2025. The Contracting Authority is BOB ICB, with Frimley ICB as an associate. NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation, the "NHS Thames Valley ICB", effective from 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Options: Option to extend for a further 24 months.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, following direct award process B. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0606e0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003575-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- scwcsu.cbprocurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AMERSHAM
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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