Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Birch House, Southwell Road West, Rainworth,
Mansfield
NG21 0HJ
agem.Procurementeastmids@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF14 - Nottingham
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Bridge House, The Point, Lions Way,
Sleaford
NG34 8GG
agem.Procurementeastmids@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Cardinal Square, 1st Floor North Point, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
agem.Procurementeastmids@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6BF
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Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northamptonshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/45279
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Infertility Treatment Services Across the East Midlands Region.
Reference number
EMCCG -IVF2021-EOI -45279
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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 Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG), NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NNCCG), NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCG) and NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) (referred to as “the Commissioners or CCGs”) are inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified providers capable of delivering Infertility 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Infertility Treatment Services Across the East Midlands Region.
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF14 - Nottingham
- UKF11 - Derby
Main site or place of performance
East Midlands
two.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
The aim of this Expression of Interest is to;
1. Allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity;
2. Support the CCGs informed decision making on the future commissioning of this service (as applicable);
3. To help refine the future commissioning and procurement approach and;
4. To gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity across the East Midlands region to deliver the services illustrated above.
If you wish to express an interest please register on EU-Supply AGCSU (eu-supply.com). The reference ID is 45279
Once registered please complete the questions in the qualification envelope which asks providers to give details about your organisation's name and postal address, email address, contact name and number along with your capability and experience of delivering a similar service to the one summarised above.
Bidders who have expressed an interest in this market testing exercise will have the opportunity to submit a separate response to the Contract Notice as applicable.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest responses is by 5pm 23rd July 2021.
Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the CCGs’ to carry out any further procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements. Only fully completed questionnaires will be regarded as an Expression of Interest. Organisations only reviewing the information, and/or part completing the questionnaire will not be considered to be an actual Expression of Interest
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 August 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes