Published date: 13 October 2017

Last edited date: 13 October 2017

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 26 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£6,400,000 to £9,600,000

Procurement reference

Termination of Pregnancy Service

Published date

13 October 2017

Approach to market date

26 October 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is finalising its decision, with neighbouring CCGs, in regards to the future provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPS) and is undertaking market engagement in order to seek the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in helping to deliver the services as it finalises plans to establish new contracts.
It is intended that a new Any Qualified Provider (AQP) framework is established in order to optimise system capacity and patient choice with the framework intending to be accessible by patients across:
o Wandsworth CCG;
o Merton CCG;
o Kingston CCG;
o Richmond CCG; and
o Sutton CCG.
The CCGs have a current intention to participate as commissioners to establish the new AQP framework, although this will be subject to their final decision making ahead of any potential procurement process.
Interested providers are invited to complete the attached Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ), having regard to the draft Service Specification (also attached).

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2017/2019 £1,600,000
2019/2020 £1,600,000
2020/2021 £1,600,000
2021/2022 £1,600,000

Attachments

Additional text

Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement however responses received will assist to inform the Commissioner regarding the final specification of its requirements and approach to contracting issues and also whether it will be appropriate/necessary to run a competitive process for one of the proposed lots. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT.
Please return the Market Engagement Questionnaire by 5pm, Thursday 26th October 2017 to ekkehard_kugler@nhs.net, with the email Subject Heading "Market Engagement Response - ToPS"

About the buyer

Contact name

Ekkehard Kugler

Address

Chandlers Court
33-35 Broadway
Salford
M50 2UW
England

Email

ekkehard_kugler@nhs.net