Published date: 8 November 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

ITT_879

Published date

8 November 2017

Closing date

6 December 2017

Contract start date

2 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Nottingham City CCG is looking for a Single Provider or a Consortium Bid (with a Lead Provider) to manage local termination of pregnancy services as below:

Single point of access for elective Terminations of Pregnancy:
• Telephone referral
• E-referral
• Nottingham location(s)
• Unplanned pregnancy advice and counselling
• Obstetric ultrasound
• Early termination procedures under 9 weeks
• Medical / surgical termination procedures up to 14 weeks
• Medical/ surgical terminations 14 to 18 weeks (including an option of this service locally)
• Counselling and aftercare
• Long acting reversible contraception services

The key objectives of Nottingham City CCG are to commission high quality services tailored to meet the needs of our local population that:

• Offer easy access in Nottingham
• Offer innovative approaches to service delivery to meet local needs and is compliant with evidence-based best practice
• Work in an integrated and co-ordinated way with other providers, e.g. GPs and contraceptive and sexual health services in Nottingham
• Are affordable and ensure optimum value for money, quality and productivity

More information

Links

Additional text

ITT Reference Number: ITT_879

This is a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years

How to Express Interest in this Tender.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept
the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details.
- Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete.
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password.
- Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
- This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your
projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under ' ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to
Respond' (please give a reason if declining).
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
- There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help
available).
You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any
further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk

About the buyer

Contact name

David Bailey

Address

Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Telephone

01332 888023

Email

David.Bailey@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk