--- title: "Provision of Fertility Preservation Service for service users who are at high risk of infertility and cannot store mature eggs or sperm." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-02-07" --- # Provision of Fertility Preservation Service for service users who are at high risk of infertility and cannot store mature eggs or sperm. Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b8c7031-0a21-4eab-a545-d586e297bb30.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1fc125-443a-4ff4-825a-940660fd1f59 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Mar 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 7 Feb 2023 at 16:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1fc125-443a-4ff4-825a-940660fd1f59 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a1fc125-443a-4ff4-825a-940660fd1f59 7th February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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