South Staffordshire Termination of Pregnancy Service

NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS Cannock Chase, NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG and NHS Stafford and Surrounds 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 Gynaecologists (RCOG) clinical guidelines.

The registered population for each CCG that this contract will cover is as follows:

1. NHS East Staffordshire CCG — 135 000,
2. NHS Cannock Chase CCG — 132 000,
3. NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon CCG — 214 000,
4. NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG — 146 000.

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 abortion.

The overall aims and objectives of this service are to:

• 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 or personal circumstances.
• The Service aims to improve the sexual health of women through providing sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

'Award the service to a single Provider'.

• 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, the MEDFASH standards for sexual health services and current best practice to ensure that risk of infection and other complications is minimised.
• The Provider shall deliver a procedure to Service Users whose gestation falls before the UK limit up to 24 weeks.

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 rate (there will be no guarantees of volume or payment in the contracts awarded but indicative activity will be provided). The contract is for 4 years with an option to extend by 1 x 12 months subject to approval by Commissioners.

Additional information: If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body (please refer to the PQQ and/or MOI for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the course of the tender process.

Submission of Expression of Interest and Procurement Specific Information:

This exercise will be conducted on the NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest and provide contact specific information Company/Organisation name, address, contact name, telephone number, e-mail address and web address

• i)Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of website is free). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register.
• ii)Once registered, express interest by emailing elaine.butler@staffordshirecss.nhs.uk and roman.klimczak@staffordshirecss.nhs.uk

You must submit your reply by the deadline stated.

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