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Termination of Pregnancy Services

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:44.

Opportunity overview

BPAS is an incumbent provider in Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB and delivers a termination of pregnancy service to Hertfordshire patients. The contract award will ensure continuity of termination of pregnancy services that is timely and safe to patients in the Hertfordshire region. As per the PSR direct award process C requirements, the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and HWE ICB are satisfied that the incumbent Provider is likely to satisfy the new contract. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contract.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Apr 2025
Award ID
013944-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
01803160
Location
Leamington Spa, UK, CV34 6RQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • The provider delivers Termination of Pregnancy Services in the Hertfordshire region.<br/>HWE ICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. <br/>The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is £970,851 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be £970,851 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section VI.3.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff96
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 21st April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3.0.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract award date is 2nd May 2025, and the standstill period took place between 9th April 2025 and 21st April 2025. The business case included the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C and was approved by the ICB Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee on 28th March 2025. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The value of the new contract is £970,851 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the contract value for the two year period is £1,941,702. As detailed in the intention to award notice, Additional Information V1.3, these values may be subject to change.

Old Value

Text
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 21st April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations should be sent to:hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net The business case was approved by the HWE ICB Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee in April 2025. There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.HWE ICB reviewed the key criteria and was assured against five key areas- quality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; improving access, reducing access and facilitating choice; social value. Values for this contract have been modelled on activity and spend based on month 10, 2024-25 to provide an indicative number of users and contract value. Annual value of the service will be circa £970,851 per annum.. These services may be subject to uplift during the total term of the contract, with payments made to providers in line with local tariff.Uptake of this service is driven solely by the local population. Usage and value of the service is subject to change, dependent on local population needs, which can decrease as well as increase in any given year of the term of the contract. Payment will be made on the number of Users presenting at the services in any given year of the contract.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The provider delivers Termination of Pregnancy Services in the Hertfordshire region.<br/>HWE ICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. <br/>The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is £970,851 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be £970,851 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section VI.3.

Options

Description
The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
UKH23 - Patients are seen in the nearest available BPAS clinic space

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-89502
Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL8 6JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charter House Parkway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-143396
Name
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leamington Spa
Postal Code
CV34 6RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Orion House 2 Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
01803160
Legal Name
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
013944-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-143396
Name
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013944-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
013944-2025-1
Date Signed
9 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,941,702
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Welwyn Garden City · UKH23 · AL8 6JL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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