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title: "Vasectomy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eeb4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-04-17"
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# Vasectomy Services

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eeb4

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has formally awarded a contract for the provision of vasectomy services, classified under the health services industry category (CPV 85100000). This procurement is conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using direct award process C. The contract was awarded on 17th April 2025, following a standstill period from 18th March to 28th March 2025. The contract, valued at £68,000 per annum, will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional extension year until 31st March 2027. Payments will be made based on local tariff and population needs, potentially altering usage and contract value annually. The service will be delivered by MSI Reproductive Choices, a large-scale provider, in the UKH23 region.

This contract for vasectomy services offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those with expertise in non-scalpel vasectomy procedures. The predictable annual value of £68,000 with potential for an uplift makes it attractive for providers who can offer consistent and quality services. Companies specialising in community health services and those keen to expand within the Hertfordshire and West Essex region could benefit from competing for this type of contract, ensuring service sustainability and improvement in patient access and choice. Businesses can leverage established local demand and tariff-based payments to enhance service delivery and operational capacity.

## Notice

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. 
The contract award date is 17th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 18th March 2025 and 28th March 2025. The business case included the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C and was approved by the ICB Enhanced Financial Scrutiny Panel on 31st October 2024 where no conflicts of interest were noted. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The value of the new contract will be PS68,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the contract value for the two year period will be PS136,000. 

The intention to award notice stated that the above values may be subject to change. To clarify, the values for this contract have been modelled on activity and spend based on 2023-24 to provide an indicative number of users and contract value. Annual value of the service will be circa PS68,000 per annum. 
These services may be subject to uplift during the total term of the contract, with payments made to providers in line with local tariff.
Uptake of this service is driven solely by the local population, where usage and value of the service is subject to change, dependent on local population needs, which can decrease as well as increase in any given year of the term of the contract. 
Payment will be made on the number of Users presenting at the services in any given year of the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provider delivers non-scalpel vasectomy services in a community setting.
HWEICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. 
The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is PS68,000 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be PS68,000 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section V2.4

Options: The contract will be for one year plus optional one year extension.

### 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 28th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016024-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £136,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Apr 2025 at 15:01 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016024-2025
- 18 Mar 2025 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010007-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://mariestopes.org.uk
- https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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