NHS England South East Specialised Commissioning Provision of NHS Complex Termination Of Pregnancy Services for patients with medical complexity and/or significant co-morbidities - Regional Network Lead Provider

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  "date": "2025-08-21T12:19:03+01:00",
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    "amendments": [
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        "description": "The commissioner is currently reviewing the procurement strategy in relation to the CTOPS Regional Network Lead Provider (Hub) service provision. As part of this review, the Most Suitable Provider procurement process is being abandoned.\nThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply.",
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    "description": "This notice is placed to set out NHS England South East\u0027s (the Commissioner\u0027s) intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process.\nNHS England South East is seeking a suitable provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Complex Termination Of Pregnancy Services for patients with medical complexity and/or significant co-morbidities, in line with the specified requirements, in the capacity of the Regional Network Lead Provider.\nThe aims of the service are to: -\n\u2022\tEnsure that people needing NHS care for safe termination are always able to access specialised termination services up to 23 weeks 6 days of gestation (regardless of the legal ground) \n\u2022\tProvide rapid access to local, safe, effective and satisfactory terminations for individuals excluded from treatment in routine termination services due to the complications posed to safe termination as a result of the patient\u0027s medical needs or significant co-morbidities \n\u2022\tEnsure that people with significant co-morbidities have access to NHS Centres at early gestation and in line with national gestation group (weeks) profiles where safe care requires NHS input \n\u2022\tMaximise safety by providing local access to high quality expertise in specialised termination services up to 23 weeks 6 days of gestation with access to multidisciplinary teams and acute peri-abortion care when needed \n\u2022\tEnsure that the quality of the care provided is nationally monitored and subject to a process of continued improvement (through a national dashboard) \n\u2022\tParticipate in national data collection to improve understanding of service needs across the country to allow optimisation of outcomes and resources \n-\timprove understanding of optimal methods of treatment through analysis and publication of data \n-\tstandardise the assessment criteria across all ISP specialist placement teams \n\u2022\tIncrease access to training opportunities in surgical terminations after 14 weeks of gestation, leading to a more robust workforce in termination services across sectors as well as an expansion of services at a greater range of gestational ages within NHS hospitals\nFunding for the CTOP Service (values based on 24/25 price base)\nFunding Breakdown - \u00a3408,000\nThe total annual funding for the CTOP service is allocated as follows:\n\u2022\tRecurrent training support: \u00a3122,000 - Hub\n\u2022\tNon-Recurrent Network Funding: \u00a362,000, per year for 3 years - Hub\n\u2022\tActivity-related costs: \u00a3224,000 - Hub and Spokes\nThe Contract will be for a term of 5 years with an optional extension period of 2 years. Services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025. \nServices will be contracted using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. Under rule 5a of the NHS Payment Scheme 2023-25 (amended) March 2024, this contract is exempt from Aligned Payment Incentives (API). \nThis exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.",
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    "title": "NHS England South East Specialised Commissioning Provision of NHS Complex Termination Of Pregnancy Services for patients with medical complexity and/or significant co-morbidities - Regional Network Lead Provider"
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