Published date: 19 July 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
tender_88392/688952
Published date
19 July 2018
Closing date
22 August 2018
Contract start date
13 September 2018
Contract end date
12 September 2023
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?
Yes
Description
lThe UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends systematic population screening in pregnancy for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. This is to enable early detection and treatment for infections in pregnancy in order to significantly reduce the risk of vertical transmission of infection from the mother to the child. The Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) programme, part of Public Health England, and has responsibility for implementing this policy in the NHS.
The broad potential health outcomes of the IDPS Programme are safeguarding the health of women identified with these conditions in pregnancy, preventing new infant infections and protecting the health of newly infected infants.
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