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Fertility Consultant

WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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21 Jul 2026 at 16:29

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11 May 2026 at 16:49

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Summary of the contracting process

North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust procured secondary fertility services from a Fertility Consultant at its Halton Site. The service comprises one four-hour outpatient clinic each Tuesday morning, from 08:30 to 12:30, supporting up to eight patients per clinic. Duties include first outpatient attendances, follow-up attendances, chlamydia and rubella screening, semen analysis referrals to the HFC andrology laboratory, and management of complex patients. Complex decisions are handled with specialist teams at Warrington Hospital, including diabetology, cardiology and obstetrics. The Trust provides required blood tests through its outpatient phlebotomy service. Where ultrasound or HyCoSy is needed, the consultant orders it through the Trust’s electronic patient record and the radiography team performs the procedure. The procurement category is health services.

The procurement has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 using direct award process C, without prior publication of a call for competition. Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract was signed on 11 May 2026, is active and runs until 31 March 2027. Its value is £24,000. The evaluation basis was 80% quality and 20% price. Quality considered whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract and was likely to meet the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The arrangement is for the Halton Site fertility clinic and associated secondary fertility consultant duties. The buying organisation is North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.

This award indicates demand for a specialist fertility consultant able to provide regular secondary fertility outpatient clinics and manage a defined patient throughput. A credible future competitor would need consultant-level fertility expertise covering first and follow-up attendances, fertility screening, interpretation or coordination of semen analysis, and complex patient management. Experience working with multidisciplinary hospital teams would be important, particularly where patients require input from diabetology, cardiology, obstetrics or other specialists. Providers should also be able to coordinate diagnostic pathways, including blood testing, ultrasound and HyCoSy, using the hospital’s electronic patient record and working with its radiography and laboratory services. The requirement suits an established NHS or comparable healthcare provider with reliable weekly clinical capacity, appropriate governance and the operational ability to deliver services at Halton.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fertility Consultant

Notice Description

Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) following Direct Award C to the Incumbent Provider Provision of a Fertility Consultant for secondary fertility services at our Halton Site 1 x 4 hour clinic session each Tuesday morning 08:30:12:30 - 8 patients per clinic

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a Fertility Consultant for secondary fertility services at our Halton Site 1 x 4 hour clinic session each Tuesday morning 08:30:12:30 - 8 patients per clinic Secondary Fertility Consultant duties * Out-patient first attendance (OPFA) * Out-patient follow-up attendance (OPFU) * Screening tests (chlamydia/rubella) * Semen analysis - will be referred to andrology laboratory at HFC. * Management of complex patients. However complex management decisions will take place in WHH with specialist teams eg) diabetologists/cardiac specialists/obstetricians etc. WHH will provide * Any bloods that are required on attendance at these secondary fertility clinics and will be taken in the WHH outpatient phlebotomy service. * If an ultrasound or hycosy is required the fertility consultant will order via WHH EPR system. The ultrasound or hycosy will be performed by WHH radiography team.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 22 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069623
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068857-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£24,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA5 1QG
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD6 Cheshire
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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