Official UK procurement notice
Fertility Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Assisted Conception Service will provide:
- Specialist Fertility Services to patients fulfilling the
eligibility criteria, including:
- A full In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) cycle*,
- A full Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycle*
- Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) stimulated and
unstimulated depending on circumstances
- The storage of gametes (oocytes and sperm) including
those harvested prior to treatment for cancer or other
treatments which may make a patient permanently infertile
- The storage of embryos
- Use of donor gametes such as egg or sperm where
appropriate. Donor oocyte (egg) treatment will be subject
to different waiting time criteria due to the recognised
shortage of donors
- Diagnostic Semen Analysis Service
- A full IVF / ICSI treatment cycle includes:
- Appropriate diagnostic tests, scans and pharmacological
therapy
- Counselling for couples
- Stimulation of prospective mother's ovaries to produce
oocytes
- Harvesting of the oocytes
- Fertilisation using IVF or ICSI (assisted hatching is not
provided)
- A fresh embryo transfer (maximum 2 embryos transferred)
- Cryopreservation of all suitable remaining embryos in line
with commissioning polices
- If unsuccessful, within twelve months of cryopreservation,
a frozen embryo transfer from remaining frozen embryos
(maximum of 2 embryos transferred)
- A follow up consultation / pregnancy scan with fertility
services post IVF treatment
CPV: Family-planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under…Awarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
NHS Devon sought to procure Fertility Services. It is intending to award a contract of 2 years (with a 1 year optional extension) , commencing 06 August 2025 to Care Fertility Group Ltd T/A
CRGW Plymouth - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
Lifetime value: £1,573,380
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2025, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041017- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556d9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The following line is required by FTS: '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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 11 July 2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 midnight on 11 July 2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to d-icb.contracting@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Award decision-makers; NHS Devon ICB POG Steering Group No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.(or note conflicts of interest; sample wording to use above) The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the 5 required key criteria, with weightings applied as follows: Quality 25% Value 25% Integration 20% Improving equalities 20% Social Value 10% Assessment of the provider was based on evidence available through their existing contract with the ICB.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award: 2…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARE Fertility Group Limited | £1,573,380 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036464-2025-1 · CARE Fertility Group Limited
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,573,380
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Care Fertility Group Ltd T/A CRGW PlymouthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.