Tender: Regional Hub for Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Services in the South East — Specialist Care up to 23+6 Weeks

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NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board is seeking a provider to act as the Regional Network Lead Provider (Hub) to deliver, coordinate and provide clinical governance for Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) services across the South East. The Hub will deliver specialist medical and surgical termination care up to 23+6 weeks' gestation, host the regional Single Point of Access (SPOA) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), lead regional training and governance across NHS and Independent Sector providers, and coordinate the network of NHS providers to ensure equitable, safe and high-quality CTOP care. The service specification is available at the provided NHS England link, and a full CTOP service model is described in the procurement documents. The contract term is 5 years (60 months) with an optional 2-year extension (2 x 12 months). Funding is specified as training funding £128,000 per year (5-year total £640,000; 7-year total £896,000), network funding £64,000 per year (5-year total £320,000; 7-year total £448,000), and a combined total of £192,000 per year (5-year total £960,000; 7-year total £1,344,000). Activity funding will be paid retrospectively based on data collected centrally by the SPOA. The Commissioner considers TUPE not to apply but requires bidders to carry out their own assessment. ITT responses must be submitted by 12 noon on 2 October 2026. This procurement is being run by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioner; SCW is currently subject to restructuring and administration of the exercise may move to a successor during the process.