Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking to procure, using and Any Qualified Provider route, abortion and related services to women across the CCG area that require it up to the legal gestation age, including medical and surgical methods as well as contraceptive counselling and sexual health screening. The service seeks to provide a consistent, comprehensive, effective, accessible, legal and appropriate abortion service to service users. The AQP framework period will be for an initial term of 5 years, with a possible extension of any period(s) up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner Services are planned to commence from 1 April 2018. The Commissioner has a total budget available of £261,000 per annum. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking to procure, using and Any Qualified Provider route, abortion and related services to women across the CCG area that require it up to the legal gestation age, including medical and surgical methods as well as contraceptive counselling and sexual health screening. The service seeks to provide a consistent, comprehensive, effective, accessible, legal and appropriate abortion service to service users. The AQP framework period will be for an initial term of 5 years, with a possible extension of any period(s) up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner Services are planned to commence from 1 April 2018. The Commissioner has a total budget available of £261,000 per annum. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.