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Published 11 Oct 2024, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Assisted Conception · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£3,600published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2024no call for competition
Awarded to CARE Fertility Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Assisted Conception is when a person or couple get pregnant (conceive) with the assistance of medical intervention (treatment). The Assisted Conception services include:

  • In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
  • IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
  • Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

The different treatments available can involve the use of donated eggs and sperm.

This is a zero-based contract based on activity and local prices.

This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 11th of October 2024, the lifetime value of the contract to the value is circa. £3,600. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).

CPV: In vitro fertilisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Oct 2024, 12:39 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2024, 16:40 BST
Authority reference
CMT-1206
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032885
Classification (CPV)
In vitro fertilisation services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a807 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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 xx October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

A subjective assessment was carried out based on the key criteria, the successful provider confirmed they are HFEA accredited, demonstrated that they have higher than national average birth success rates and clinics geographically close or within ICB footprint as required.

Publisher note: 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 decision makers by 21st of October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Planning Committee 3rd of September 2024 Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: The PCCD MDT and POG agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision- making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee. Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The continuation of existing services will maintain existing capacity and reduced demand on primary and secondary care. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook due diligence and details are held by the ICB.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Textcommence date · II.1.4This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 11th of October 2024This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 21st of October 2024
—Textdate between · II.2.4The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 11/10/2024 to 01/10/2025.The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 21/10/2024 to 01/10/2025.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,6001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARE Fertility Group Limited£3,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QNC Stafford Education & Enterprise Park, Weston Road., Stafford, West Midlands, ST18 0BFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care BoardReview body Stafford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CARE Fertility ManchesterAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05423241 108 - 112 Daisy Bank Road, Victoria Park, Manchester, West Midlands, M14 5QH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.