II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Provision of Fertility Treatment - In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Services
Reference number:
EMCCG -IVF2021-ITT
85000000
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Health and social work services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of the East Midlands Clinical Commissioning Groups which includes NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NNCCG) acting as lead Commissioners on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG), NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCG) and NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) (referred to as “the Commissioners or CCGs”) are inviting suitably qualified providers capable of delivering Fertility Treatment (Invitro Fertilisation and Intracytoplasmic sperm injection - IVF & ICSI) Services for the patients registered with member GP Practices of the CCG’s, for which they are the responsible Commissioner.
These services are delivered as zero value / zero volume contracts paid on tariff for activity undertaken. Activity is driven by patient choice.
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 10700000.00
GBP
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
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Health and social work services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3 -
Lincolnshire
NUTS code:
UKF25 -
North Northamptonshire
NUTS code:
UKF24 -
West Northamptonshire
NUTS code:
UKF14 -
Nottingham
NUTS code:
UKF11 -
Derby
Main site or place of performance:
East Midlands
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
IVF can be a legitimate medical intervention as part of NHS provision where there is a medical reason for being unable to conceive a child. It may not always be possible to identify the precise nature of the medical reason and thus, infertility is defined as failure to conceive after frequent unprotected sexual intercourse for one to two years in couples in the reproductive age group or by undertaking the number of Donor Insemination cycles defined in the CCG’s local policy without conceiving or by having a defined tubal blockage thereby preventing conception.
The aim of the service is to ensure that all Patients or service users eligible for NHS funded specialist fertility services in line with the Greater East Midlands Commissioning Policy for IVF/ICSI are treated in line with the policy and guidance issued by the Department of Health, Infertility Network and the revised NICE Guidance (CG 156) published in 2017.
The service will provide IVF/ICSI in line with the East Midlands policy, commencing with ovarian stimulation and deemed to be complete when all viable fresh and frozen embryos resulting from that stimulation have been transferred.
The aims and objectives of the IVF/ICSI Services are:
• To help patients with subfertility to achieve a successful pregnancy
• To offer assessment and treatment for patients with subfertility
• To provide a quality, safe, cost effective, IVF/ICSI service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications to service users is minimized.
• To provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of service users.
• To ensure effective communications between service users and the service providers.
• To develop and implement data collection and monitoring processes which provides fertility services intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services.
These services are delivered as zero value / zero volume contracts paid on tariff for activity undertaken. Activity is driven by patient choice.
Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the tender documentation within the project on EU-Supply. To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 45807 https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK.
Once registered please complete the questions in the qualification and technical envelope. The deadline for responses is by 2pm 24th September 2021.
Criteria below
Quality criterion
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Name:
Service Delivery
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Weighting:
56%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Quality
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Weighting:
17%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Mobilisation
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Weighting:
8%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility
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Weighting:
1%
Quality criterion
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Name:
HR and Workforce Management
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Weighting:
8%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Data Security/ Information Governance
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Weighting:
3%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
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Weighting:
7%
Price
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Weighting:
0
Value excluding VAT: 10700000.00
GBP
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2022
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End:
31/03/2027
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
These services are delivered as zero value / zero volume contracts paid on tariff for activity undertaken. Activity is driven by patient choice and therefore any value identified in this advert has been derived from past activity and is not an indication of any value guaranteed.