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

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.