Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB Assisted Conception Services
Notice Description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit are issuing this Prior Information Notice on behalf of NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB who are seeking engagement with the market in relation to the provision of Assisted Conception services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB are conducting this initial engagement exercise to establish potential interest to deliver Assisted Conception Services in the area.
Potentially interested parties are invited to feedback their comments with regard to their interest, capacity, capability and readiness in delivering these services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Assisted reproduction is when a person or couple get pregnant (conceive) with the assistance of medical intervention (treatment). Examples of assisted reproduction are:-
* In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
* IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
* Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
The different treatments available can involve the use of donated eggs and sperm.
Full details of the service are set out in the Specification within Annex 2.
Commissioners wish to understand;
1) Organisation name
2) Organisation contact details
3) Are you currently providing Assisted Conception Services? If you are a private provider, are you providing services under an NHS Contract with an NHS Commissioner or NHS Trust?
If so, please state which Commissioner / Trust your contract is with and provide contract start and end dates?
4) Are you interested in providing Assisted Conception Services in Worcestershire under a contract with NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)? (yes/no)
5) Are you interested in providing Assisted Conception Services in Herefordshire under a contract with NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)? (yes/no)
6) What type of services do you currently deliver, and in which areas?
7) Are you currently located within a 30 mile radius to either Herefordshire or Worcestershire or both?
8) Please confirm whether you will work within the local tariff price; attached as Annex 4. (yes/no)
Providers are requested to answer these questions within the Atamis requirements section when registering interest
(via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ref C244262) by 17:00 hours on Friday 8th March 2024.
Interested providers who demonstrate capacity, capability and readiness may receive the follow up Selection Questionnaire in full and the questions relating to the key criteria as described in PSR Regulation Part 1 no5.
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB is not bound to follow any particular PSR process at this stage.
Responding to this EOI will not guarantee providers further involvement in any PSR process the ICB decides to follow. The ICB welcomes feedback on the proposed specification for this service, but is not obliged to rely on provider information given in response to this request for expressions of interest. Additional information: At this stage this is an early engagement exercise designed to help inform the Commissioner of provider interest and capacity, and determine the relevant PSR process.
This engagement exercise will be operated via electronic means using the internet.
Details will be made available via documentation and information released on the Atamis portal.
To express interest, please register via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Atamis Project Reference: C244262
Should providers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
The following Annex's can be found within the Atamis project C244262;
* Annex 1 - Questions
* Annex 2 - Service Specification
* Annex 3 - Tariff prices
* Annex 4 - Activity
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043a06
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004924-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Julia Summers
- Contact Email
- julia.summers@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR3 7NS
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Claines
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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