--- title: "Provision of Fertility Treatment - In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2021-08-24" --- # Provision of Fertility Treatment - In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Services Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is initiating a tender process for the "Provision of Fertility Treatment - In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Services". This procurement pertains to the health and social work services sector, located in the East Midlands. The open procurement method invites all suitably qualified providers to submit proposals, with the tender period concluding on 24 September 2021. The subsequent contract period is expected to run from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in reproductive health and fertility treatments. Providers capable of delivering IVF and ICSI services in accordance with NHS guidelines and local commissioning policies would be well-suited to compete. Given the nature of the contract, businesses that can demonstrate experience in delivering similar medical interventions and adhering to clinical standards will have a competitive edge in this procurement process. ## Notice NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of the East Midlands Clinical Commissioning Groups which includes NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NNCCG) acting as lead Commissioners on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG), NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCG) and NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) (referred to as "the Commissioners or CCGs") are inviting suitably qualified providers capable of delivering Fertility Treatment (Invitro Fertilisation and Intracytoplasmic sperm injection - IVF & ICSI) Services for the patients registered with member GP Practices of the CCG's, for which they are the responsible Commissioner. IVF can be a legitimate medical intervention as part of NHS provision where there is a medical reason for being unable to conceive a child. It may not always be possible to identify the precise nature of the medical reason and thus, infertility is defined as failure to conceive after frequent unprotected sexual intercourse for one to two years in couples in the reproductive age group or by undertaking the number of Donor Insemination cycles defined in the CCG's local policy without conceiving or by having a defined tubal blockage thereby preventing conception. The aim of the service is to ensure that all Patients or service users eligible for NHS funded specialist fertility services in line with the Greater East Midlands Commissioning Policy for IVF/ICSI are treated in line with the policy and guidance issued by the Department of Health, Infertility Network and the revised NICE Guidance (CG 156) published in 2017. The service will provide IVF/ICSI in line with the East Midlands policy, commencing with ovarian stimulation and deemed to be complete when all viable fresh and frozen embryos resulting from that stimulation have been transferred. These services are delivered as zero value / zero volume contracts paid on tariff for activity undertaken. Activity is driven by patient choice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f3bbc4f-0197-4a88-82b9-f4bab377656e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE1 3QT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Darley | | Westminster constituency | Derby North | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 24 Aug 2021 at 11:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f3bbc4f-0197-4a88-82b9-f4bab377656e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f3bbc4f-0197-4a88-82b9-f4bab377656e 24th August 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK. Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit E-tendering portal. ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2ad6046-2f54-4b3b-a9bf-3dad24ac4534.json.