Kent and Medway CCGs Termination Of Pregnancy TOP Service RFI

Pre-procurement market engagement for commissioning a Termination Of Pregnancy (TOP) service by Kent and Medway CCGs.

The Kent and Medway CCGs are: NHS Ashford CCG, NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG, NHS Dartford Gravesham Swanley CCG, NHS Medway CCG, NHS South Kent Coast CCG, NHS Swale CCG, NHS Thanet CCG (together referred to as the Commissioner).

Service

The purpose of a termination of pregnancy service is to provide termination of pregnancies which are speedy and safe depending on the personal health and circumstances of the individual service user, to reduce repeat terminations and unintended pregnancies, and to promote better sexual health among service users.

The objectives of the service will be:

• To offer high quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request a termination of pregnancy, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances.

• To provide service users with access to a termination of pregnancy as early as possible.

• To provide termination of pregnancy methods clinically appropriate for a service user’s gestation and clinical circumstances.

• To improve the sexual health of service users through providing sexual health screening and treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia.

• To provide information and advice on all methods of contraception, and the supply of the full range of reversible contraceptive methods.

The estimated value of the service across all CCGs for three years is £7.3M.

Process

To inform the commissioning process and to clarify the overall service model and detailed service requirements, we are engaging with potential providers to assess their capability and interest in delivering the service across Kent and Medway. Based on the outcome of the engagement we will determine the procurement approach, including whether competitive tendering would be appropriate.

We wish to hear from potential providers who believe they are able to deliver the required service as outlined in the attached document. We are particularly interested in the key questions in the table below and would appreciate responses from bidders who wish to express an interest in being considered for the potential procurement.

Please complete the questionnaire in the attached request for information and return it by 5pm on 2 October 2015 to thanet.ccg@nhs.net.

The Commissioner is supported in this project by NHS South East CSU (SECSU) and its procurement partner NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS), which is managing this procurement.

Additional information: Please complete the questionnaire in the attached request for information and return it by 5pm on 2 October 2015 to thanet.ccg@nhs.net.