Fertility Services

Descriptions

The 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

VII.1) Information to be changed or added
VII.2) Other additional information
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: 25 June 2025

Contract term: 06 August 2025 - 05 August 2027 (1 year optional extension)

Lifetime Contract Value: £1,573,380

No representations received. No conflict of interests declared/known.