Official UK procurement notice
Mid and South Essex Termination of Pregnancy Services
Authority: NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award Notice made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs), for delivery of Termination of Pregnancy Services covering the population of Mid and South Essex, for a period of 12 month, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023.
This Contract Award Notice follows the Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2022/S 000-007495) published: 18 March 2022.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at £2,075,023 (including VAT) over the one-year term, equating to £1,729,186 (excluding VAT).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2022, 13:29 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0576-2022-MSE- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008833- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0323e1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Service falls within Schedule 3 (‘social and other specific services’, also known as the “Light Touch” Regime) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (‘PPAR 2020’).
The Authority is currently in a transitional period with the expectation to be superseded as a statutory body, by an Integrated Care Board in late 2022. The organisation shall have a key function as part of the overall Integrated Care System. At the current time, longer-term strategies across all sectors are under discussion and longer term commissioning decisions and or procurements cannot take place until these legal arrangements are confirmed.
The Authority has therefore taken a decision to award a contract to the incumbent provider as it is considered to be the most technically capable provider in the current environment, whilst transitioning to the ICB, to ensure quality, safety and consistency in provision of care that meet the needs of the population during this transition period.
Publisher note: The Contracting Authorities participating in the publication of this VEAT and the award of the contract communicated herein are: NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (as lead commissioner) Wren House, Colchester Road Chelmsford CM2 5PF https://midessexccg.nhs.uk/ NHS Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon , SS14 3HG https://basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk/ NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group Pearl House, 12 Castle Road, Rayleigh. SS6 7QF https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/ NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group 6th Floor, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9SB https://southendccg.nhs.uk/ NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group Civic Offices 2nd Floor, New Road, Grays. RM17 6SL https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2022, 13:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Reproductive ChoicesSubcontracting: declared | £1,729,186 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| MSI Reproductive Choices | £1,729,186 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Mid and South Essex Termination of Pregnancy Services · MSI Reproductive Choices
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,729,186
- Status
- active
Mid and South Essex Termination of Pregnancy Services · MSI Reproductive Choices
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,729,186
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.