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Women's Health Service

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

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18 Aug 2026 at 09:51

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board commissioned a women’s health service covering Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough. The service is delivered through community healthcare provision for registered patients across all primary care networks in both areas. Its scope includes specialist menopause clinics and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), provided for contraceptive and gynaecological purposes. This is a healthcare services requirement, rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The service is intended to support local women’s health provision while the ICB reviews its outcomes and uses that review to inform the future model for community gynaecology services. The selected provider is BEDOC, a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Elstow.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to BEDOC on 14 July 2026. The contract is active, valued at £83,000, and runs for 12 months from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. NHS Central East Integrated Care Board used Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A, without prior publication of a call for competition, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The stated rationale was that there was no realistic alternative provider. The award criterion was cost, weighted at 100%, expressed as no realistic alternative provider. One bid was recorded. The contract covers the women’s health service for registered patients in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough.

This award indicates demand for locally delivered women’s health services combining specialist menopause care with long-acting reversible contraception for contraceptive and gynaecological purposes. Suppliers considering future work for this buyer would need the clinical capability to provide both service areas, operate across Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough primary care networks, and serve registered patients at community level. Credibility would depend on being able to deliver an integrated service and provide evidence of outcomes that can support decisions about future community gynaecology provision. The route used also shows that the buyer considered there to be no realistic alternative provider, so a competing organisation would need a clearly established local delivery model and demonstrable ability to meet the full requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Women's Health Service

Notice Description

Women's Health Service in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Women's health services provided by BEDOC include specialist menopause clinics and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) for both contraceptive and gynaecological purposes, available to registered patients in all Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough PCNs. The ICB will undertake a review of the outcome of this service which will help decide on the model for community gynaecology provision going forwards.

Contract term12 months: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027

The contact has been awarded following Direct Award Process A with a maximum contract value of PS83,000.

Procurement Information

No realistic alternative provider.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e639
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078394-2026
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
SME

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
£83,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20261 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 Central East Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELY
Postcode
CB7 4EA
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Ely West
Westminster Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BEDOC

Further Information

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