- 1. NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- 2. NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- 3. NHS Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
- 4. NHS Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group
- 5. NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
- 6. NHS Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Staffordshire
Telephone
+44 782872500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.northstaffsccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Staffordshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group
Staffordshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cannockchaseccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
Staffordshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
Staffordshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordsurroundsccg.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
NHS Staffordshire CCGs Termination of Pregnancy Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The CCGs entered into a procurement process for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services across NHS North Staffordshire, NHS Stoke-on-Trent, NHS Stafford and Surrounds, NHS Cannock Chase and NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsular CCGs.
The service shall provide a fully comprehensive package of care including assessment, counselling, treatment, follow-up care and contraceptive advice and provision for all women requesting induced abortions.
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: £3,177,279
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs have successfully procured a Termination of Pregnancy Services which shall provide a fully comprehensive package of care including assessment, counselling, treatment, follow-up care and contraceptive advice and provision for all women requesting induced abortions.
The following Clinical Commissioning Groups are participating in this procurement:
• Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group
• Stafford & Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
• South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
• East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
• North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
• Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
The Provider shall deliver a full package of care addressing and maximising opportunities for contraception, sexual health and mental health needs as well as the actual termination of pregnancy procedure.
The objectives of the service are to:
• Offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request an abortion, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, religious or personal circumstances.
• To provide service users with appropriate information on post-abortion counselling services both prior to and after having a termination.
• Provide service users with access to an abortion as early as possible.
• Offer a range of contraception including long acting reversible contraception and if the patient chooses, provide on the same day as the termination. The objective being to minimise the number of repeat terminations.
• Improve the sexual health of women by providing screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia for people at risk, Provide information and signpost women to local sexual health services.
• Ensure that risk of infection and other complications to service users is minimised.
• Ensure clear and responsive pathways with acute hospital gynaecology services for complex patients who have medical complications or are considered high risk.
• Ensure that guidelines on supporting and managing young people under the age of 18 are adhered to.
• Ensure that services are delivered in line with current legislation (I.e. Abortion Act) and adhere to national guidelines with regards to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The service provider is to deliver this service for a period of 3 years with an optional 24 months extension available.
The annual service value is 1,059,093. The contract is on a block basis and will be unaffected by activity levels, the contract will be subject to a cap and collar on activity levels.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 35%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Governance / Weighting: 16%
Quality criterion - Name: Workforce / Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion - Name: IM&T / Weighting: 3%
Quality criterion - Name: Information Governance / Weighting: 3%
Quality criterion - Name: Equalities / Weighting: 2%
Quality criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 35%
Price - Weighting: 35%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-020549
Section five. Award of contract
Title
NHS Staffordshire CCG Termination of Pregnancy Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2022
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
NUPAS Limited
5 Arthur Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UL
Birmingham
B15 2UL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,177,279
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom