Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Services across the South East - Market Engagement

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS Thames Valley (TV) Integrated Care Board (ICB), (the Commissioner's), intention to commission the provision of NHS Termination of Pregnancy centres for patients presenting with medical complexity and/or significant co-morbidities requiring NHS treatment, in line with the specified requirements, in the capacity of the Regional Network Lead Provider (Hub). For the remainder of this document this will be referred to as the: Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) service. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services.

The service specification can be found at https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1834-Service-Specification-final.pdf

Please also see the CTOP Service Model document hosted within the e-procurement system (Atamis) for a full description of the anticipated CTOP service across the South East.

Providers who are interested in delivering these services are asked to express their interest and complete a market engagement questionnaire using the correspondence function within Atamis by no later than 17:00 on 26th June 2026.

To access the CTOP Service Model document and express an interest, providers should follow the link to Atamis, search for the opportunity by clicking on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, then complete the 'CTOP Services Market Engagement Questionnaire' available within the system.

Please note that you will need to be registered on Atamis, and then select the option to 'register an interest' under the project titled 'Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Services across the South East (Mkt Eng)', project reference C447378 to gain full access to the CTOP Service Model document and the CTOP Services Market Engagement Questionnaire.

Atamis link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Providers are reminded that the information documents provided in Atamis are indicative draft versions only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these documents when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity.

The contract will be for an initial duration of 5 years (60 months) with an optional extension of 2 years (2 x 12 months).

Training Funding: £128,000 per year

5. year total: £640,000

Network Funding: £64,000 per year

5. year total: £320,000

Final Total: £192,000 per year

5. year total: £960,000

Activity funding will be paid for retrospectively based on the data collected centrally by the SPOA.

The Commissioner is of the view that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 do not apply. However, bidders must undertake their own independent assessment of TUPE applicability.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.

Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the Commissioner will consider in due course.

The intention is to award a contract using the competitive process.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. The contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and the management of this exercise may therefore move to a successor at some point during the process. Participants will be informed of any such change, and any administrative changes because of it.