Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
QK1
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Termination of Pregnancy Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Termination of Pregnancy Service is a compassionate and confidential healthcare service designed to support individuals facing unplanned or challenging pregnancies.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,816,891
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121210 - Gyneacologic or obstetric services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF21 - Leicester
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Termination of Pregnancy Service is a compassionate and confidential healthcare service designed to support individuals facing unplanned or challenging pregnancies. The services encompass a range of options, including counselling on reproductive choices, medical assessments, and access to safe and legal termination procedures. The service prioritises the well-being and autonomy of service users, offering a supportive and understanding environment throughout the decision-making process and striving to empower individuals to make informed choices about their reproductive health, promoting dignity and confidentiality.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably, and the test for considerable change is not met.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £2,816,491.
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likel satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 26th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BPAS - British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Leamington Spa
CV34 6RQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG13 - Warwickshire
NHS Organisation Data Service
NT1
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,816,891
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the 26th of February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Email address where written representations should be sent: llricb-llr.contracting@nhs.net
Details of the award decision-makers: NHS LLR ICB Strategic Commissioning Group on 28th of January 2025
Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed:
- None were declared.
The Contracting Authority has assessed the provider's suitability and technical / professional ability to undertake this service based on their current activities and performance. The provider's economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the contract value and terms.
Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria:
1. Quality and innovation
BPAS are achieving all of the current contract KPI requirements and service users report excellent satisfaction rates. Quality and safeguarding compliance are assured via current contract management processes. The provider promotes innovation, for instance in their telephony and web user interfaces, to improve data capture, quality of service and support business continuity.
2. Value
The service has been evaluated as offering good value in terms of costs, and overall benefits to service users.
3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
BPAS actively participates in the ICB hosted Women's System Partnership, which is a strategic forum designed to bring together women's health leads and partners across LLR to improve health outcomes and access, as well as reducing health inequalities.
4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
• BPAS has worked pro-actively with the ICB, making use of a variety of local media, to ensure that women are aware of how termination of pregnancies funded by the NHS can be accessed.
• BPAS also provides choice by offering the use of any location within the country which enables service users additional confidentiality.
5. Social value
In addition to abortion advice and treatment BPAS provide pregnancy testing, counselling, Sexually Transmitted Infection screening and contraception through the network of reproductive healthcare centres.
BPAS also provide specialist contact centre services to the NHS such as Central Booking Services to speed up access to abortion treatment across a range of NHS and agency providers.
All income generated from the services provided by BPAS is invested in UK services and advocacy work.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom