Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Services across the South East

What this is

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board has issued a Prior Information Notice signalling its intention to commission a Complex Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) service, with a Regional Network Lead Provider (Hub) delivering specialist medical and surgical termination of pregnancy care up to 23+6 weeks' gestation for patients with medical complexity or co-morbidities. The Hub will host the regional Single Point of Access and Multidisciplinary Team, lead regional training and governance, and coordinate the NHS provider network across the South East. This is a market engagement exercise; providers express interest via the Atamis e-procurement portal.

Key points

• Prior Information Notice / market engagement for CTOP Hub service
• 5-year contract (60 months) + 2x12-month extensions; est. GBP 960,000
• Expression of interest via Atamis portal (past questionnaire deadline 26 June 2026)

Who can bid

NHS and Independent Sector Providers able to deliver complex termination of pregnancy care; must register on Atamis. TUPE is considered not to apply but bidders must assess independently.

Money

Estimated total GBP 960,000 over 5 years (GBP 192,000 per year: training GBP 128,000/yr plus network GBP 64,000/yr); activity funding paid retrospectively.

How to submit

Express interest and complete the market engagement questionnaire via the Atamis portal (project reference C447378) using the correspondence function.

Clarifications

Market engagement questionnaire to be completed via Atamis by 17:00 on 26 June 2026 (now past).

Contract period

Initial 5 years (60 months) with an optional extension of 2 years (2 x 12 months).

Classification

CPV 85100000 — Health services EnglandSouth EastThames Valley