Community Abortion Service and Central Booking Service for Cheshire and Merseyside, and Vasectomy Service for Liverpool

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD6)

Awarded value£20,818,137published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of the Central Booking Service (CBS) is a single, confidential point of access for abortion care for Cheshire and Merseyside. The provision of abortion service is to provide a fully comprehensive package of care including assessment, counselling, treatment, follow-up care and contraceptive advice for Cheshire and Merseyside. The provision of a community Vasectomy service in Liverpool is to provide pre-procedure counselling, vasectomy and post procedure care.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a three year contract via Direct Award A…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a three year contract via Direct Award A to the main abortion service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2029 with an estimated annual contract value of £6,939,379

Delivery: North West · Patients registered with a Cheshire & Merseyside GP for abortion services, and patients registered with a Liverpool GP for vasectomy services.

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: 30 Apr 2026, 10:21 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2026, 10:21 BST
Authority reference: 26-29-QYG-01F-NT1 Con
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039678
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068ee0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. On the 19th March 2026 the Finance, Investment and Contracting Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,818,1371 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE	£20,818,137 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Community Abortion Service and Central Booking Service for Cheshire and Merseyside, and Vasectomy Service for Liverpool · BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE
Signed
19 Mar 2026
Value
£20,818,137
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

British Pregnancy Advisory ServiceAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01803160 Orion House 2 Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park,, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV34 6RQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.