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title: "Termination of Pregnancy Services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030719"
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# Termination of Pregnancy Services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Buyer: NHS BLMK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030719

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009710-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,531,249 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,539,640 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLMK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | SILSOE, BEDFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK45 4HR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH25 Central Bedfordshire |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH24 Bedford |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE (BPAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2022 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009710-2022
- 4 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000132-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.blmkccg.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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