NHS Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) wish to commission a provider to deliver our Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP). MVP’s give women and their families the opportunity to feedback on their recent maternity experience and to influence service changes in local maternity services through direct partnership working. NHS Newham and Tower Hamlets CCG’s also wish to commission a maternity peer support service that recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters, who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder, providers may bid for 1 or both of these contracts. They must fill the SQ questionnaire to participate in either Lot 1 and/or Lot 2. Requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

NHS Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) are responsible for commissioning high quality, responsive and professional services that meet the needs of our local population.

As part of local maternity service provision, the CCGs commissioned a local service to provide our Maternity Voices Partnerships. These partnerships give women and their families the opportunity to feedback on their recent maternity experiences and also to influence service changes in local maternity services through direct partnership working with local maternity providers and commissioners. Additionally Tower Hamlets and Newham have commissioned a volunteer peer support service for pregnant women and new mothers. The service recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood.

Because the contracts for these services are coming to an end, we now approach the market to invite interested providers to bid for new contracts. As our CCG’s have historically commissioned similar services from the same providers we are now formalising these joint commissioning arrangements. We expect that this approach will provide joined up services working more closely with our one shared hospital trust, Barts Health NHS Trust. We also think this approach will enable us to commission a model that meets the needs of women and families, particularly our very mobile population and women who live, work and use services right across our patch.

The contract period will be for 3 years from an estimated start date of 1.10.2019 (Maternity Peer Support Service) and 1.11.2019 (Maternity Voices Partnership) with option to extend up to further 24 months each. This will be dependent on performance and availability of funding. We will work to ensure there is a smooth transition during this period for local women and their families.

Total contract value for the duration of the contract:

— maternity voices partnership: 60 000 GBP per year, 180 000 GBP (over 3 years) and 300 000 GBP (5 years),

— maternity peer support service 150 000 GBP per year 450 000 GBP (over 3 years) 750 000 GBP (5 years).

All these values are inclusive of VAT. There will be two block contracts covering this requirement. Providers may bid for 1 or both of these contracts.

Maternity Voices Partnership contract is commissioned by Newham CCG, Tower Hamlets CCG, and Waltham Forest CCG, and the Maternity Peer Support Service contract is commissioned by NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, Newham CCG.