Official UK procurement notice
Vasectomy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Frimley Integrated Care Board sought to appoint suitable providers to provide community Vasectomy Services.
The aim of the service is to provide a high quality, accessible and cost-effective community-based vasectomy service which includes appropriate pre-procedure counselling, advice and procedure, for people registered with a GP Practice in the Frimley ICB geography.
The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend once by up to a further 1 year, with a contract start date of 01 April 2025.
The services to which this procurement relates falls within the Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the procurement of the services is being run under Direct Award Process B.
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Patient Choice: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Patient Choice: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum: As stated in the procurement documents. - Technical & professional ability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Dec 2024, 15:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C324814- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020128- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c86fFind a Tender
Publisher note: Award decisions were made by Frimley Integrated Care Board. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the decision-making process. 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 9 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published9 May 2025, 15:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 May 2025, 15:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Group PracticeSME | £93,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Shreeji Medical CentreSME | £93,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Thames Valley Vasectomy Services Ltd | £93,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020128-2025-1 · Bartlett Group PracticeSME
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2025
- Value
- £93,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 020128-2025-2 · Shreeji Medical CentreSME
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2025
- Value
- £93,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 020128-2025-3 · Thames Valley Vasectomy Services Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2025
- Value
- £93,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Frimley ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Bartlett Group PracticeAwarded supplier
- Shreeji Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Thames Valley Vasectomy Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.