Fertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users who cannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility - Competitive Process
A Contract Award Notice
by NHS ENGLAND
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 5 year (est.)
- Value
- £16M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 29 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- To 03 Jan 2031 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
London
2 buyers
- NHS England London
4 suppliers
- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust London
- NHS Lothian Edinburgh
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Edinburgh
- Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust London
Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalfof NHS England (referred to as the Authority), is inviting suitably qualified andexperienced providers to respond to this Competitive Process for the provision of aFertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users whocannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility.* Lot 1 - Hub - (2 providers - 1 provider to cover North East, North West, Yorkshire &Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider to cover East of England, London,South East and South West NHS Regions)* Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment - (2 providers - 1 provider to cover North East, North West,Yorkshire & Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider to cover East of England,London, South East and South West NHS Regions)* Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (2 providers
Lot Division
| 1 | Hub As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contractis subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Forthe avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.The intention is to award contracts using the Competitive Process.The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioningand contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body fornow. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to anact of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and whenNHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to analternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignmentand Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of thecommissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will betransferred or assigned to the relevant commissioning authority.Please note the value included at V.2.4.1 is the initial Lot 1 contract value over the whole contract period including extensions. The values included under the individual awarded providers are for the initial contract period of 5 years only. Award Criteria
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| 2 | Tissue Establishment As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contractis subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Forthe avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the PublicContracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.The intention is to award contracts using the Competitive Process.The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioningand contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body fornow. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to anact of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and whenNHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to analternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignmentand Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of thecommissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will betransferred or assigned to the relevant commissioning authority.Please note the value included at V.2.4.1 is the initial Lot 2 contract value over the whole contract period including extensions. The values included under the individual awarded providers are for the initial contract period of 5 years only. Award Criteria
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| 3 | Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Service As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contractis subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Forthe avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the PublicContracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.The intention is to award contracts using the Competitive Process.The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioningand contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body fornow. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to anact of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and whenNHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to analternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignmentand Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of thecommissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will betransferred or assigned to the relevant commissioning authority.Please note the value included at V.2.4.1 is the initial Lot 3 contract value over the whole contract period including extensions. The values included under the individual awarded providers are for the initial contract period of 5 years only. Award Criteria
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Award Detail
| 1 | University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (London)
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| 2 | NHS Lothian (Edinburgh)
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| 3 | University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (London)
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| 4 | Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (Edinburgh)
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| 5 | University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (London)
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| 6 | Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust (London)
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Renewal Options
There is an option to extend for up to an additional 58 months following the initial 5 yearcontract period.
CPV Codes
- 85100000 - Health services
Indicators
- Options are available.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
- 1 provider to cover NorthEast, North West, Yorkshire & Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider tocover East of England, London, South East and South West NHS Regions)The contract start date is 1st April 2026 with a service commencement date of no later than1st July 2026.The contract period is 5 years with Commissioners having the option to extend for up to afurther 58 months.Please note that the contract value included in II.1.7.1 is the estimated contract value that was included in the contract notice and was based on the total contract period including optional extensions. The values included in the ‘suppliers awarded’ sections of individual notices are the intended contract award values over the initial contract period only and excludes any optional extension periods. All values are inclusive of VAT.
Reference
- FTS 008220-2026