- 1. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS North Staffordshire CCG, NHS Stoke on Trent CCG, NHS Cannock Chase CCG, NHS South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula CCG, NHS Stafford & Surrounds CCG, NHS East Staffordshire CCG
- 2. NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- 3. NHS Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
- 4. NHS Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group
- 5. NHS South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
- 6. NHS Stafford & Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
- 7. NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS North Staffordshire CCG, NHS Stoke on Trent CCG, NHS Cannock Chase CCG, NHS South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula CCG, NHS Stafford & Surrounds CCG, NHS East Staffordshire CCG
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Telephone
+44 782872500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Smithfield One Building, Leonard Coates Way
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4FA
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northstaffsccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group
Smithfield One Building, Leonard Coates Way
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4FA
Contact
Julia Summers
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
Smithfield One Building, Leonard Coates Way
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4FA
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cannockchaseccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group
Smithfield One Building, Leonard Coates Way
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4FA
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Stafford & Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group
Smithfield One Building, Leonard Coates Way
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4FA
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordsurroundsccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Edwin House, Second Avenue
Burton-on-Trent
DE14 2WF
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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 - NHS Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups
Reference number
S-21-02
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group jointly wish to invite prospective providers to tender for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services for eligible patients within the county of Staffordshire and Stoke on Tent.
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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,459,245
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85121210 - Gyneacologic or obstetric services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Services to be provided across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs are looking to procure 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 CCGs are looking to appoint a service provider or consortium to deliver this service for a period of 3 years with an optional 24 months extension available.
The annual service value is £1,091,849.00. The contract is to be offered on a block basis and will be unaffected by activity levels, the contract will be subject to a cap and collar on activity levels.
The successful provider will be required to sign the prevailing NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,459,245
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Possibility of extending the contract for up to 24 months beyond the initial contract term.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud.
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 September 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
20 September 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
six.3) Additional information
Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.
This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister;
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Light Touch Regime’ services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are
not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, North Staffordshire, South East Staffs and Seisdon Peninsula, Stafford and Surrounds and Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Country
United Kingdom