Procurement for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services to Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group ("CCG") on behalf of Buckinghamshire CCG, East Berkshire CCG and Berkshire West CCG
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITEstimated Value
Up to £6,600,000
Deadline
20 January 2021
Published
16 December 2020
Type
services
Key points
- To provide a termination of pregnancy service which provides information/advice and medical terminations within the service user's county of residence or within 30 miles of their home and at the time they request; and provides surgical terminations within their county of residence.
- To offer terminations as early as possible based on the service user's gestation and clinical circumstances
- To provide a quality service which complies with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guideline for the "Care of women Requesting Induced Abortion", the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health Guidance and current best evidence.
- To ensure 100% of terminations take place without complications
- To provide 100% of service users with advice on the full range of contraceptives.
- To supply (and where necessary fit) 90% of service users with contraceptives after treatment. The Termination of Pregnancy Service will include:
- Primary care referrals and self-referral into the service.
- Provision of professionally trained staff.
- Regular clinics within the geographical area.
- Specialist assessment and treatment.
- Appropriate interventions and onward referral where necessary.
- Information on and signposting to any relevant support services.
- Treatment to prevent hospital admissions.
- Drive innovation through service improvement
- Work with the CCG on appropriate KPIs
- Ensuring appropriate data collection methods to submit quarterly reports to the CCG
- Form/maintain good positive links to other associated services/providers to allow the provision of multi-agency health and social care
- Work alongside referrers to ensure timely and appropriate referrals; this may include training and support
- CQC registration
- Have appropriate governance and policies
- Working closely with Primary Care Networks The initial contract term will be for 3 years from 1st September 2021, with an optional extension of any period(s) up to a maximum of a further 2 years, as defined and at the discretion of the commissioners. The financial envelope is £2.2 million per annum. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the commissioners. Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITKey Dates
Published
16 December 2020
Submission deadline
20 January 2021
Notice type
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