Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-04-24
Buyer: NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 2728858.95 GBP

Technical requirements: Procurement of both Termination of Pregnancy Services and Vasectomy Services from Marie Stopes and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service Contract to commence on 1.8.2018 for 3 years, with the option to extend by 24 months. The total value stated in this notice is based on the previous 12 months' aggregate spend for all 4 CCGs and is stated as the value for the full 5 year potential opportunity. There is no guarantee of activity to either provider under the terms of the contract.
— to offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request an abortion, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances,
— to provide abortion methods clinically appropriate for a service user’s gestation and clinical circumstances,
— to improve the sexual health of service users through providing sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV,
— to provide information and advice on all methods of contraception, and the supply of the full range of reversible contraceptive methods,
— to provide information and advice on all methods of contraception and the supply of the full range of contraceptive methods as listed below:
— to encourage use of contraception services and ensure women have information about local contraception services,
— to ensure consistent and continuous care between health professionals, and effective and efficient communication,
— to provide a service that recognises the specific needs of under 16 year olds (young women under 16 can be referred to the service without the need for parental / carer consent).
Where appropriate, refer vulnerable women and those with additional support needs to appropriate advice and support services.
— to provide written information materials about the availability, range and scope of termination of pregnancy services offered by the provider.
This service aims to ensure the availability of vasectomies is provided by local providers to clients in the community setting. The service will provide a quality and safe 1 or 2 stage, no-scalpel technique vasectomy under local anaesthetic, in accordance with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist guidelines, (RCOG), in a primary care setting to all adult males who request it, are of sound mind, not acting under external duress and are registered within Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby or an associate commissioner.
VEAT notice published on behalf of the 4 North Yorkshire CCGs who will be joint parties to the contract. The addresses of each party are as follows:
Procurement of Termination of Pregnancy Services from the 2 providers accredited to deliver the services in England. Secondary care providers will continue to provide the service in addition to the 2 providers stated within this notice.
Procurement of Vasectomy Services from 2 providers, in addition to locally commissioned services from GPs with Special Interest.


Winner: British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Award value: 2728858.95