Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Fertility Consultant
Authority: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice (Intention to Award)
Provision of a Fertility Consultant for secondary fertility services at our Halton Site
1 x 4 hour clinic session each Tuesday morning 08:30:12:30 - 8 patients per clinic
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a Fertility Consultant for secondary fertility services at our Halton SiteAwarded
Provision of a Fertility Consultant for secondary fertility services at our Halton Site
1 x 4 hour clinic session each Tuesday morning 08:30:12:30 - 8 patients per clinic
Secondary Fertility Consultant duties
- Out-patient first attendance (OPFA)
- Out-patient follow-up attendance (OPFU)
- Screening tests (chlamydia/rubella)
- Semen analysis - will be referred to andrology laboratory at HFC.
- Management of complex patients. However complex management decisions will take place in WHH with specialist teams eg) diabetologists/cardiac specialists/obstetricians etc.
WHH will provide
- Any bloods that are required on attendance at these secondary fertility clinics and will be taken in the WHH outpatient phlebotomy service.
- If an ultrasound or hycosy is required the fertility consultant will order via WHH EPR system. The ultrasound or hycosy will be performed by WHH radiography team.
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
- 23 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
- Authority reference
C244- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034312- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055186Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- 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 decision makers by 3 July 2025. 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 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 3 July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net Award decision-makers are Laura James and Neil Gregory and there are no conflicts of interest. This contract will be awarded based on the most suitable provider process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Womens NHS foundation Trust | £23,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Fertility Consultant · Liverpool Womens NHS foundation Trust
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £23,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.