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title: "Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Services in Wessex on behalf of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB)"
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# Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Services in Wessex on behalf of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Buyer: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cca

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## Summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board is commissioning specialist maternity services for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) across Wessex, delivered through specialist centres working with local maternity services. The service is intended to identify abnormally invasive placenta, assess clinical risk and provide safe, high-quality multidisciplinary care for women at high risk during delivery, while protecting the baby. It includes referral pathways, screening, multidisciplinary team meetings, coordinated maternity care and individual delivery plans, with clinical protocols for emergency delivery. Providers are expected to collect and assess outcomes and contribute to national data and monitoring. Care should be as close to home as appropriate, and the service may treat patients from outside Wessex. The commissioning body is Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB; NHS England South East Specialised Commissioning managed the procurement with support from South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit.

The process has reached an intention-to-award decision under the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider Process; the contract is subject to the standstill process. University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust was selected as the existing provider, following a joint expression of interest with Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust. One contract is recorded as active and signed on 1 October 2026. Its value is £3,370,077, including extension options, and the service is due to start on 1 January 2027 for an initial four years and three months, with an option to extend by two years. The procurement used a limited process without a prior competition call. Basic selection criteria were pass/fail; five equally weighted criteria were assessed as assured/not assured: value and financial resilience, quality and innovation, access and patient choice, integration and sustainability, and social value.

This requirement suits a provider able to deliver specialist, high-risk maternity care through a multidisciplinary team across a regional network, coordinating with local maternity services and managing referrals, screening and individual delivery plans. Credible providers need robust clinical protocols for both planned and emergency delivery, and the capacity to maintain safe, effective care across the geography, including potential referrals from outside Wessex. The assessment also tested financial planning and resilience, service quality and innovation, workforce structure and strategy, and the ability to support access, patient choice and reduced health inequalities. Providers need to collect relevant service data and participate in outcome review and national monitoring. Environmental and staff wellbeing and healthy-living policies were part of the social value assessment. Existing PAS delivery experience and established clinical and coordination networks were relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board(ICB) is commissioning Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) services in Wessex. NHS England South East Specialised Commissioning Team have undertaken the procurement exercise on behalf of the ICB, with the support of South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit. The service will provide specialised maternity care in specialised PAS centres delivered as part of a regional network arrangement inclusive of local maternity services. The key aims of the service are to accurately diagnose Abnormally Invasive Placenta (AIP) and determine the clinical risk it poses, and to maximise safety for the mother by providing high quality specialist multidisciplinary care for the delivery of women at high risk of AIP. The Commissioner intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The total contract lifecycle value is PS3,370,077 (inclusive of extension options), which will commence on 1st January 2027 with an initial duration of 4 years, 3 months, and an option to extend for a further 2 years. This notice is placed to set out NHS Hampshire Isle of Wight ICB's intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). A notice (ref. 2025/S 000-001546) was published for 14 days informing the market of the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. The Commissioner sought a provider/s who were suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board is commissioning Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) services in Wessex. NHS England South East Specialised Commissioning Team, have undertaken the procurement exercise on behalf of the ICB, with the support of South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit. At present, there are currently no formally commissioned PAS centres in the South East, and therefore no formal pathway for patients with PAS. By formally commissioning the provision, the Commissioner will be able to build on the existing skills in the workforce, and make use of established communication, coordination and support networks as well as developing these further as the service is embedded. The Commissioner aims to ensure patients receive care within a safe and high-quality service whilst being as close to home as appropriate. The service will have formal referral pathways, a screening programme and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings. Patients will have access to joined up maternity care with an individualised delivery plan and clear guidelines/protocols for all clinicians to follow in the unlikely event of a non-elective delivery. The service will establish consistent collection of data in relation to PAS and robust outcome assessments through mortality and morbidity (M&M) meetings. The key aims of the service are to accurately diagnose Abnormally Invasive Placenta (AIP) and determine the clinical risk it poses, and to maximise safety for the mother by providing high quality specialist multidisciplinary care for the delivery of women at high risk of AIP. This involves: * Preventing avoidable deaths in a population at very high risk of mortality * Minimising ITU admission and length of stay in ITU * Reducing blood product administration * Reducing the risk of severe maternal morbidity such as cardiac arrest, fistula formation and lower urinary tract trauma * Reducing risk of unnecessary surgical procedures including vertical abdominal incision and hysterectomy * Reducing the risk of iatrogenic injury to women from false positive diagnoses * To improve safety for the baby by minimising iatrogenic premature delivery * To ensure that the quality of the care provided is nationally monitored and subject to a process of continued improvement (though a national dashboard). * To participate in national data collection to improve understanding It is acknowledged that there may be a requirement to take patients from outside of the Wessex area for treatment. As the service establishes itself the area boundary may be reviewed with the relevant provider/s of the service. A notice (ref: 2025/S 000-001546) was published for 20 days (more than the mandatory 14-day response window), informing the market of the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. The Commissioner sought a provider/s who were suitable and capable to deliver this work. To express an interest, providers were required to complete and submit a Most Suitable Provider Questionnaire through the Atamis portal. A joint expression of interest was received, from University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, (UHS) and Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, (PUH). Following an assessment of the basic criteria, coupled with the Commissioner's existing knowledge of the providers, a Request for Information (RfI) was sent to them seeking the return of further information to support the Commissioner's assessment against the Key Criteria. The Commissioner intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The total contract lifecycle value is PS3,370,077 (inclusive of extension options), which will commence on 1st January 2027 with an initial duration of 4 years, 3 months, and an option to extend for a further 2 years. This notice is placed to set out NHS Hampshire Isle of Wight ICB's intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Whilst this service has not previously been formally commissioned, there is existing provision of PAS services, delivered by University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). Therefore, contract award is to an existing provider. A notice (ref. 2025/S 000-001546) was published for over 14 days informing the market of the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. The Commissioner sought a provider/s who were suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work. 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 2 years.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 3rd November 2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099451-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,370,077 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) |
| Locality | EASTLEIGH |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO50 5PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services
- 85111200 - Medical hospital services
- 85111300 - Gynaecological hospital services
- 85121210 - Gyneacologic or obstetric services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 12:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099451-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.hantsiow.icb.nhs.uk/

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