II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Assisted Conception Services - Black Country
Reference number:
ACS2019 / 37235
85100000
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Health services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Wolverhampton CCG, NHS Dudley CCG and NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) are inviting suitably qualified
providers to deliver Assisted Conception Services for the Commissioners registered patient populations.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful
Bidder for a period of 5 years with the Commissioners having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The contract start date will be 1st August 2020.
Variant bids will not be accepted.
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 5655930.00
GBP
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
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Health services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The aim of the Assisted Conception Service is to:
• Increase the pregnancy and subsequent live birth rate for those patients wishing to have a child, who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment.
• Provide storage of gametes or embryos for patients who are on an NHS funded pathway likely to cause infertility (e.g. patients receiving cancer treatment likely to impact on their future fertility). Storage costs shall be covered for one year only.
• Provide a quality, safe, cost effective Assisted Conception Service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as OHSS and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised.
• Provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of service users, including service users being offered counselling with a Specialist Fertility counsellor in line with the HFEA Code of Practice.
• To develop and implement a data collection and monitoring process which provides intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services / policy development.
The objectives of the service are to:
• Increase incidence of live births
• Increase rates of singleton births
• Reduce rates of multiple births
• Contribute to reduce the incidence of anxiety and/or depression
Value excluding VAT: 5655930.00
GBP
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months:
84
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no