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Accreditation for Community Termination of Pregnancy Services - British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 06:11.

Opportunity overview

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) and Frimley Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are commissioning standard termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to meet the needs of the local population covered within the ICBs' regions, to provide a professional and personalised service that enables service users to access services which are safe, accessible, timely and of high quality. The Commissioner is directly awarding, following Direct Award Process B, a contract to British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of 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 initial contract term is 12 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial 12-month contract period commenced on the 1st December 2025. The Contracting Authority is BOB ICB, with Frimley ICB as an associate. NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation, the "NHS Thames Valley ICB", effective from 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£0
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Dec 2025
Award ID
003575-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01803160
Location
Leamington Spa, UKJ, CV34 6RQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) and Frimley Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are commissioning standard termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to meet the needs of the local population covered within the ICBs' regions, to provide a professional and personalised service that enables service users to access services which are safe, accessible, timely and of high quality. The Commissioner is directly awarding, following Direct Award Process B, a contract to British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of 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 initial contract term is 12months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial 12-month contract period commenced on the 1st December 2025. The Contracting Authority is BOB ICB, with Frimley ICB as an associate. NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation, the "NHS Thames Valley ICB", effective from 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C342914
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
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) confirmation of contract award notice, following direct award process B. 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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) and Frimley Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are commissioning standard termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to meet the needs of the local population covered within the ICBs' regions, to provide a professional and personalised service that enables service users to access services which are safe, accessible, timely and of high quality. The Commissioner is directly awarding, following Direct Award Process B, a contract to British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of 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 initial contract term is 12months with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial 12-month contract period commenced on the 1st December 2025. The Contracting Authority is BOB ICB, with Frimley ICB as an associate. NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (BOB) ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation, the "NHS Thames Valley ICB", effective from 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Patient Choice
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
Pass/Fail

Options

Description
Option to extend for a further 24 months.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ1

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-171502

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Locality
Amersham
Region
UKJ1
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Id
GB-COH-01803160

Identifier

Legal Name
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Id
01803160
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Leamington Spa
Region
UKJ
Postal Code
CV34 6RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West ICB
Id
GB-FTS-171503

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West ICB

Address

Locality
Amersham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
003575-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01803160
Name
British Pregnancy Advisory Service

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
003575-2026-1
Award ID
003575-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
0.01
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Amersham · UKJ1 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 003575-2026award, contract ·