Published date: 30 March 2022
Last edited date: 30 March 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
ST4 6QG
Value of contract
£3,177,279
Procurement reference
tender_280116/1056590
Published date
30 March 2022
Closing date
1 October 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
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
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs have successfully procured a Termination of Pregnancy Services which shall provide a fully comprehensive package of care including assessment, counselling, treatment, follow-up care and contraceptive advice and provision for all women requesting induced abortions.
The following Clinical Commissioning Groups are participating in this procurement:
- Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group
- Stafford & Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
- South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
- East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
The Provider shall deliver a full package of care addressing and maximising opportunities for contraception, sexual health and mental health needs as well as the actual termination of pregnancy procedure.
The objectives of the service are to:
- Offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request an abortion, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, religious or personal circumstances.
- To provide service users with appropriate information on post-abortion counselling services both prior to and after having a termination.
- Provide service users with access to an abortion as early as possible.
- Offer a range of contraception including long acting reversible contraception and if the patient chooses, provide on the same day as the termination. The objective being to minimise the number of repeat terminations.
- Improve the sexual health of women by providing screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia for people at risk, Provide information and signpost women to local sexual health services.
- Ensure that risk of infection and other complications to service users is minimised.
- Ensure clear and responsive pathways with acute hospital gynaecology services for complex patients who have medical complications or are considered high risk.
- Ensure that guidelines on supporting and managing young people under the age of 18 are adhered to.
- Ensure that services are delivered in line with current legislation (I.e. Abortion Act) and adhere to national guidelines with regards to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The service provider is to deliver this service for a period of 3 years with an optional 24 months extension available.
The annual service value is 1,059,093. The contract is on a block basis and will be unaffected by activity levels, the contract will be subject to a cap and collar on activity levels.
Award information
Awarded date
17 December 2021
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Total value of contract
£3,177,279
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
NUPAS Limited
Address
5 Arthur Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UL
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
England
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