Published date: 18 May 2018

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: 19 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_171572/672031

Published date

18 May 2018

Closing date

19 June 2018

Contract start date

1 December 2018

Contract end date

30 November 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group jointly
wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest for the provision of a Termination of
Pregnancy Service, in line with the Royal College of Obstetricians Gynaecologisits (RCOG) clinical
guidelines.

The aim of the service is to provide a full comprehensive package of care including assessment,
counselling, treatment, follow-up care and contraceptive advice for all women requesting induced
abortions.

The service shall offer a high quality, impartial support and advice to all women who request a termination
of pregnancy regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious, personal
circumstances or repeat abortions.

The service shall provide service users with appropriate counselling services both prior to and after having
had a termination.

The service shall provide service users with access to a termination as early as possible and provide
abortion methods clinically appropriate for a service user's gestation and clinical circumstances.

The service aims to improve the sexual health of women through providing sexual health testing and HIV
screening, including the provision and referral to treatment where appropriate.

The Service Provider shall provide information and advice on all methods of contraception and the supply
of the full range of reversible contraceptive methods.

The Provider shall be familiar with safeguarding procedures and related services in order to ensure service
users are safe. This may include procedures and services in relation to issues associated with rape,
domestic abuse, sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation (FGM).

The Provider shall deliver a procedure to service users whose gestation falls before the UK limit up to 24
weeks.

The Provider shall deliver a full package of care addressing and maximising opportunities for
contraceptive, sexual health and mental health needs as well as the actual termination of pregnancy
procedure. The service shall be consistent, effective, accessible and legal providing a quality service
informed by the RCOG guidance and current best practice to ensure that the risk of infection and other complications is minimised.

The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all
terms and conditions. Activity will be paid on a cost per case basis at an agreed local tariff (there will be no
guarantees of volume or payment in the contract awarded but indicative activity will be provided). The
Contract is for a period of 5 years with the option to extend by up to 24 months subject to approval by the
Commissioners.

More information

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Additional text

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the
internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for
another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the
services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission
from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further
details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender
process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk i) Candidates should register on the portal at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your
organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Ii) Once registered, candidates
must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in
submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime
services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the
Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities
are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting
authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health
Service(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also
apply to this procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Smith

Address

NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XL
England

Email

h.smith27@nhs.net