Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
Contact
Anna Salt
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
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
Reference number
C371608
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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 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 a
further 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £48,194,228
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Hub
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the 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 commissioning
and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for
now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an
act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when
NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an
alternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignment
and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the
commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be
transferred 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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 57
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 33
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is an option to extend for up to an additional 58 months following the initial 5 year
contract period.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Tuesday 10th February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to anna.salt@nhs.net ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C371608
Project title: 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
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning
Group on 20th January 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision
makers.
Key Criteria were weighted as follows:
Lot 1:
• Quality & Innovation 27%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 8%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 2:
• Quality & Innovation 42%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 13%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 3:
• Quality & Innovation 33%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the 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 commissioning
and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for
now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an
act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when
NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an
alternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignment
and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the
commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be
transferred 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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Remaining Key Criteria / Weighting: 57
Cost criterion - Name: Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 33
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is an option to extend for up to an additional 58 months following the initial 5 year
contract period.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Tuesday 10th February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to anna.salt@nhs.net ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C371608
Project title: 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
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning
Group on 20th January 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision
makers.
Key Criteria were weighted as follows:
Lot 1:
• Quality & Innovation 27%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 8%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 2:
• Quality & Innovation 42%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 13%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 3:
• Quality & Innovation 33%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Service
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the 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 commissioning
and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for
now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an
act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when
NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an
alternative commissioning authority. At this time, the General Condition 12 ‘Assignment
and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the
commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be
transferred 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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Remaining Key Criteria / Weighting: 57
Cost criterion - Name: Value - Key Criteria / Weighting: 33
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is an option to extend for up to an additional 58 months following the initial 5 year
contract period.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Tuesday 10th February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to anna.salt@nhs.net ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C371608
Project title: 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
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning
Group on 20th January 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision
makers.
Key Criteria were weighted as follows:
Lot 1:
• Quality & Innovation 27%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 8%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 2:
• Quality & Innovation 42%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 13%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
Lot 3:
• Quality & Innovation 33%
• Value 33%
• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 22%
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 2%
• Social Value 10%
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-040126
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 - Hub
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £16,498,967
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,347,429
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 - Hub
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NHS Lothian
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £16,498,967
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,821,756
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,634,320
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,674,978
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,634,320
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,762,905
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £11,060,940
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,216,662
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £11,060,940
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,680,393
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom