This is a contract award notice. NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be extending its current contract with Marie Stopes International for a period of 12 months for the provision of termination of pregnancy services.

NHS North East Essex CCG will be extending its current contract with Marie Stopes International for a period of 12 months, for the provision of termination of pregnancy services.

The additional contractual term will be from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, and will allow for a future procurement across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), and will allow the commissioners sufficient time to undertake the relevant engagement with all stakeholder parities to inform a robust procurement process, which aims to award a new longer term contract whilst ensuring continuity of care for its patient population.

A voluntary ex ante transparency notice relating to this matter was published on 7 December 2020.