Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-10-12
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85121210: Cardiology services
Estimated value: 3200000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: 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 NHS standard contract will apply. The contract period will be for 5 years with up to 24 months extension available to use at the discretion of the CCGs.
The service will provide a minimum of one location in Shropshire and one location in Telford and Wrekin. Further details can be found in the specification.
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.


Winner: British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Award value: 3200000
Number of bids: 3