Award

Specialist Fertility Services for NHS Mid and South Essex CCGs

ATTAIN

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Mar 2022 at 09:56

Tender

18 Dec 2020 at 13:53

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Mid and South Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), represented by Attain, recently completed a procurement process for "Specialist Fertility Services". This open procedure, aimed at securing up to ten providers for the delivery of these services, is classified under the health services industry. The contract commenced on 1st April 2022 and will last until 31st March 2026, with a forecasted expenditure of £10,513,008 over its duration. The procurement process followed an activity-based contract model, designed to adapt to varying service demands, and the deadline for bids during the procurement phase ended on 13th September 2021.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in fertility treatments, such as IVF services and associated care. Companies with the capacity to provide innovative fertility solutions, those operating as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to explore this avenue. The ability to deliver quality services with the potential for contract variations may provide competitive advantages, fostering business growth within this critical healthcare area.

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Notice Title

Specialist Fertility Services for NHS Mid and South Essex CCGs

Notice Description

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") sought suitably qualified providers for the provision of Specialist Fertility Services within Mid and South Essex. The Authority invited providers to respond to this opportunity as required and described within the published tender. The service will be available to all patients registered with the CCGs and who qualify to receive these Specialist Fertility Services from the 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2026. As a result of this procurement process, the Authority intend to award contracts with up to 10 providers total. The service is being procured on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, please see document 3d, Tariff Information. Forecast annual expenditure is based on activity data from 2019/20 aggregate spend. Therefore the forecasted aggregate expenditure for 2022/23 is PS 2,628,252.00 GDP per annum. The aggregate indicative contract value for the term of 4 years is PS10,513,008.00. It is noted that this figure is subject to increase or decrease based upon actual service provision and activity cost. The Authority may wish to expand services during the lifetime of the contract. Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such modifications would be by the addition or reduction of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice, in line with the Authority's Fertility Policies and NICE guidelines. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to include services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3622ead5-e668-4973-9157-6649f755d9cf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d282b5c-3453-46c6-ae06-3f7f8ed6effd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,513,008 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20223 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2026 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ATTAIN
Contact Name
Cariad Burgess, NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Contact Email
cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GRAYS
Postcode
RM17 6SL
Post Town
Romford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH32 Thurrock
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Thurrock
Electoral Ward
Grays Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Thurrock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

BOURN BIOSCIENCE

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CARE FERTILITY GROUP

CREATE FERTILITY

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HERTS & ESSEX FERTILITY CENTRE

IVI LONDON WIMPOLE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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