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title: "NECS437 Invitation to Tender - Termination of Pregnancy Services - Tees Valley NON AWARD"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0371ea"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - TEES VALLEY"
published: "2023-03-21"
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# NECS437 Invitation to Tender - Termination of Pregnancy Services - Tees Valley NON AWARD

Buyer: NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - TEES VALLEY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0371ea

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing a tender process on behalf of the NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services in the Tees Valley area. The contracting authority aims to start the contract on 1st April 2023 with an initial 3-year term, extendable by 2 years. The total contract value is £5,976,875, with tender documentation available from 3rd October 2022 till the closing date on 4th November 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure focused on health and social work services.

This public procurement opportunity can benefit businesses in the health and social work services sector, especially those with expertise in providing Termination of Pregnancy Services. The contract offers a substantial value of nearly £6 million over a potential 5-year period. Businesses interested in bidding should ensure compliance with the Light-Touch Rules Regime and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender is open to businesses that can demonstrate capacity, capability, and technical competence to meet the contracting authority's requirements.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPs) across Tees Valley for NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority). The Contracting Authority is procuring ToPs across Tees Valley and plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP. Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contracting Authority is procuring Termination of Pregnancy Services across Tees Valley. The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts. "Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: - How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and - How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. - Whether to undertake any consultation on the above. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model. This procurement will be conducted using an e-tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and search for the project NECS437 Invitation to Tender - Termination of Pregnancy Services - Tees Valley. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. Should tenderers have any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract. Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022. Additional information: The tender has closed on 04 November 2022 The opportunity is no longer available No contract was awarded No fully compliant tender submissions were received in line with the Invitation to Tender documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008130-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,976,875 |
| Lots value | £5,976,875 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Unsuccessful |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST & NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - TEES VALLEY |
| Locality | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS3 6AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Electoral ward | North Ormesby |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2023 at 11:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008130-2023
- 30 Sep 2022 at 13:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027517-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:226781-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
- https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

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