Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of IVF Media Consumables
Notice Description
Jessop Fertility is a service that provides assisted reproductive technology (ART) for NHS and self-funding patients. Treatments provided include: in vitro fertilisation (IVF); intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); frozen embryo replacement (FER); intrauterine insemination (IUI); embryo biopsy and pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT); donor sperm, eggs and embryos. The service provides treatment to patients from South Yorkshire and the Humber, North Derbyshire and other surrounding areas. The service target is to provide up to 700 IVF/ICSI, 400 FER and 200 IUI cycles per year. Jessop Fertility must use a culture media suite capable of supporting all laboratory processes associated with the treatments listed above. To comply with UK regulation, the suite must be CE or UKCA marked as a classification suitable for their intended purpose, i.e. for human clinical IVF. The media suite should support the successful culture and develop
Lot Information
IVF Media
The IVF Media suite must be CE or UKCA marked as a classification suitable for their intended purpose, i.e. for human clinical IVF
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid
Renewal: 2 + 1 year extension
Embryo Transfer MediaMedia should be supplied containing human serum albumin or an appropriate recombinant albumin where appropriate.
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid
Renewal: 2 + 1 year extension
CryopreservationSupply of products designed to simplify vitrification and freezing
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid
Renewal: 2 + 1 year extension
Glassware and PlasticwareSupply of CE or UKCA marked glassware or plasticware to maintain the safety and efficacy of the IVF process.
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid
Renewal: 2 + 1 year extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f510
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006641-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
24950000 - Specialised chemical products
85111310 - In vitro fertilisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £510,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £510,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 20264 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 5 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Obiageli Gerald
- Contact Email
- obiageli.gerald@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S10 2JF
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006641-2026
26th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082579-2025
12th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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