Planning

Provision of Fertility Preservation Service for service users who are at high risk of infertility and cannot store mature eggs or sperm.

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Planning

07 Feb 2023 at 16:52

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is planning a procurement process titled "Provision of Fertility Preservation Service" in the health and social work services category. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with a key milestone being the engagement end date on 7th March 2023. The service will involve the collection, processing, testing, and storage of ovarian and testicular tissue for endocrine restoration. Interested providers can engage through a market engagement questionnaire accessible via the Atamis portal.

This tender offers an opportunity for providers with expertise in onco-fertility and fertility preservation services. The anticipated contract period is 3 years, and around 1500 fertility consultations leading to tissue storage for approximately 750 service users in England are expected annually. Businesses with capabilities in reproductive tissue storage and comprehensive fertility preservation advice are well-suited to compete for delivering all or part of the Fertility Preservation Service under the Hub and Spoke Model proposed by NHS England.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Fertility Preservation Service for service users who are at high risk of infertility and cannot store mature eggs or sperm.

Notice Description

This market engagement exercise is to inform commissioners about the market for Fertility Preservation Services for service users who are at high risk of infertility and cannot store mature eggs or sperm. NHS England is developing draft service specifications for ovarian and testicular Fertility Preservation Services for service users who are at high risk of reproductive and endocrine failure and cannot store mature eggs or sperm. The draft service specifications cover the collection, processing, testing and storage of ovarian and testicular tissue and endocrine restoration using cryopreserved ovarian tissue. NHS England would like to identify providers who are interested in delivering the ovarian and testicular Fertility Preservation Service, or part of it. The Fertility Preservation Service will be delivered as a Hub and Spoke Model. The Hub Service will need to have Onco-fertility Expertise and be able to offer comprehensive advice on fertility preservation options for service users and coordinate the provision of fertility preservation treatment through a Hub and Spoke network. Where reproductive tissue storage is the optimal treatment option, the Hub will coordinate with the service user's local hospital (Spoke sites) the surgery required for tissue collection and for storage of the tissue at a designated Tissue Establishment licenced by the Human Tissue Authority. It is estimated that there will be about 1500 fertility consultations a year which would result in reproductive tissue storage for approximately 750 service users in England each year. Interested parties should indicate whether they are interested in providing all or part of the Fertility Preservation Service. The anticipated contract period is 3 years. This notice is to advise prospective providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach. The questionnaire is available through the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The reference is C139903 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12pm, midday on Tuesday 7th March 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1fc125-443a-4ff4-825a-940660fd1f59
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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