Prior information notice
This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wakefield CCG
White Rose House West Parade
Wakefield
WF1 1LT
UK
Telephone: +44 1924213050
E-mail: phil.tolan@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wakefieldccg.nhs.uk/home/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHS Wakefield CCG: Termination of Pregnancy Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOPS) service is to provide termination of pregnancy for women which is safe, timely and sensitive to the needs of women, taking into account their personal health and circumstances. The service will aim to reduce repeat abortions and unintended pregnancies and promote better sexual health among service users.
The service will provide:
— an open access service to all members of the community irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender, sexuality, marital status or civil partnership, previous terminations, status of residence or language spoken (speakers of other languages),
— termination of unintended pregnancy,
— the full range of contraception,
— contraceptive and sexual health counselling,
— a quality service informed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist’s Guideline for the “Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion” (the RCOG Guideline), the Medfash standards and current best evidence.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 590 624.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
Main site or place of performance:
Wakefield area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are aware that both British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes International provide these services nationally and it is our intention to award a contract to both providers based on historic activity. This PIN is to determine if there are any other suitable providers in the market who can also provide these services and should be considered for a contract. This notice will cover contracts for the providers for 3 years from 1.4.2019.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2019
End:
31/03/2022
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
28/03/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
28/03/2019
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
Wellington House 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Telephone: +44 3001232257
E-mail: enquiries@improvement.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://improvement.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/03/2019