Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPs) and Non-scalpel Vasectomy Services

Lot 1:Termination of Pregnancy (ToPs). The contract duration for this lot will be 3 years (36 months) with an option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months). The potential total contract value for this lot is expected to be circa £9,300,000 (£1,860,000 per annum) subject to whether the contract runs to its potential full term of 5 years.

The successful provider will be required to deliver Termination of Pregnancy services for the registered populations of the following lead and associate Commissioners:

• Lead Commissioner - NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG (BXCCCG) • Associate Commissioners - NHS Birmingham South Central CCG (BSCCCG) and NHS Solihull CCG (SCCG).

Please note, as of the 1st April 2018 BXCCCG, BSCCCG and SCCG will merge to form NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG.

Lot 2: Non-scalpel Vasectomy Services. The contract duration for this lot will be 3 years (36 months) with an option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months). The potential total contract value for this lot is expected to be circa £1,720,000 (£344,000 per annum) subject to whether the contract runs to its potential full term of 5 years.

The successful provider will be required to deliver Vasectomy services for the registered populations of the following lead and associate Commissioners:

• Lead Commissioner - NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG (BXCCCG) • Associate Commissioners - NHS Birmingham South Central CCG (BSCCCG), NHS Solihull CCG (SCCG) and NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG.

Please note, as of the 1st April 2018 BXCCCG, BSCCCG and SCCG will merge to form NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

NHS AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the 'Regulations'). The Services being procured are Schedule 3 Services and NHS Arden & GEM CSU and the Commissioner it represents are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to the procurement of these services commonly referred to as the Light Touch Regime (LTR). Whilst the procurement process is being referred to as an Open Process, Schedule 3 of the Regulations provides the Commissioner with the flexibility to define its own process as long as it complies with the provisions of Regulations 74-76 (inclusive) of the Regulations.

The commissioner may require that the provider and/or members of its supply chain provide guarantees, bonds or other instruments of appropriate security for the due and proper performance of its or their obligations, in such forms as may be required by the commissioner or otherwise prescribed for any such purpose.

Please see published documentation for further details.

The CCG reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part and/or to withdraw the procurement at any stage and that it shall not have any liability for any bid costs.

Suppliers instructions - How to Express Interest in and respond to this Tender: Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details. - Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete. - You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). - Click on the relevant ITT (itt_947) to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the ITT into your My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the ITT - Click 'My Response' under 'ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. - You must then submit your ITT reply using the 'Submit Response' button.