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

Descriptions

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England (referred to as the Authority), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to respond to this Competitive Process for the provision of a 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.

* 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 - 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)

The service is due to commence on 1st April 2026 or sooner if possible.

The contract period is 5 years with Commissioners having the option to extend for up to a further 58 months.

Please note that the contract values included in this notice are the estimated maximum available over the whole potential contract period (5 years + 58 months) and are inclusive of VAT.

To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and access documentation via the Atamis (Health Family) portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Should providers have any queries, or have problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

A provider event via Microsoft Teams is planned for Tuesday 12th August 2025 at 3pm. If you would like to attend, please email anna.salt@nhs.net to register by 5pm on Monday 11th August 2025. All slides, questions
and responses will be made available to all providers following this event via Atamis.

The response deadline is 12pm, noon, on Friday 26th September 2025 and the project reference in Atamis is C371608.