---
title: "Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPS), Northamptonshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038adb"
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# Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPS), Northamptonshire

Buyer: NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ICB  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038adb

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## Summary

The NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking a provider for Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs) in Northamptonshire. The contract is expected to last for 5 years with no extensions, with an estimated annual value of £1,500,000 - £1,700,000. The procurement stage is currently active, with a bid submission deadline of 09th January 2023.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to provide high-quality termination of pregnancy services. Providers who can offer face-to-face appointments for young people, telemedicine services, and sexual health support are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure, and all procurement documents are available for download via the Atamis e-system.

## Notice

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is procuring a provider for the Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs), Northamptonshire contract. 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 annual contract value is estimated in the range of PS1,500,000 - PS1,700,000 (subject to activity levels) 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. The procurement is being run via the Atamis e-system where all procurement documents are available for download. Providers who do not have an account can register at the link here, https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The deadline to receive bids is 12 noon on 09th January 2023. Please note that this notice replace a Find-a-Tender Service advert previously published on 18th November 2022 at 5:05pm, see link below: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032868-2022

### 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. The procurement is being run via the Atamis e-system where all procurement documents are available for download. Providers who do not have an account can register at the link here, https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The deadline to receive bids is 12 noon on 09th January 2023. Please note that this notice replace a Find-a-Tender Service advert previously published on 18th November 2022 at 5:05pm, see link below: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032868-2022

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034422-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,500,000 |
| Lots value | £8,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ICB |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN3 6BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Boothville and Parklands |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2022 at 22:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034422-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032868-2022
- https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb

## Provenance

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