Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-13
Buyer: NHS NELCSU
Country: UK
Region: Norfolk
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121210: Cardiology services
Estimated value: 2034000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (West/North/Norwich/South) wish to commission a Termination of Pregnancy Service (TOPS) incl. Early Medical TOPS and TOPS up to 24 weeks gestation. NHS Standard Contract 3 years term, 24 months extension option subject to satisfactory contractual performance, service start Weds 5.4.2017. Service aims:
— High quality responsive impartial support/advice to service users who request an abortion, regardless of age/ethnicity/language/disabilities/mental health needs/sexual orientation/religious/personal circumstances;
— Provide abortion methods clinically appropriate for gestation/clinical circumstances, including those with complex needs;
— Improve users sexual health by providing sexual health screening/counselling/referral to treatment appropriate for sexually transmitted infections incl. Chlamydia, HIV;
— Encourage contraception use, ensure women have information about local contraception advice/services;
Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (West/North/Norwich/South) wish to commission a Termination of Pregnancy Service (TOPS) incl. Early Medical TOPS and TOPS up to 24 weeks gestation. NHS Standard Contract 3 years term, 24 months extension option subject to satisfactory contractual performance, service start Weds 5.4.2017.
— High quality responsive impartial support/advice to service users who request an abortion, regardless of age/ethnicity/language/disabilities/mental health needs/sexual orientation/religious/personal circumstances;
— Provide abortion methods clinically appropriate for gestation/clinical circumstances, including those with complex needs;
— Improve users sexual health by providing sexual health screening/counselling/referral to treatment appropriate for sexually transmitted infections incl. Chlamydia, HIV;
— Encourage contraception use, ensure women have information about local contraception advice/services;
Interested organisations wishing to participate in the procurement must express their interest by registering on the e-tendering system site Pro-Contract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
All Tender documents are issued via Pro-Contract and are available for Bidders to access. All Bidders wishing to bid for this procurement must complete/ submit a Tender Response via the e-portal by the submission deadline of 12:00, Friday, 14.10.2016. Responses received after this deadline may not be considered. The time-line for this procurement is set out in Section 3 of the ITT pack Final 2016 document, which is accessible on the Pro-Contract website at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Suppliers need to register, login, download the TOPS ITT pack d and complete the tender Response Template and other Supporting Documentation electronically, then upload and submit them via the Pro-Contract e-tendering portal by the stated deadline. Submission of the tenders will only be accepted via the Pro-Contract e-tendering system. For more information on how to use Pro-Contract, Bidders are asked to refer to the guidance documents available on the Pro-Contract e-procurement system.
Possibility of extending the contract term for a further 24 months beyond the initial contract duration.
Interested organisations wishing to participate must express their interest by registering on e-tendering system website Pro-Contract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login All Tender documents are issued via Pro-Contract and are available for Bidders to access. Bidders wishing to bid for this procurement must complete and submit a Tender Response via the e-portal by 12:00, Fri, 14.10.2016.


Award value: 2034000