Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Sir John Robinson House, Sir John Robinson Way, Arnold,
Nottingham
NG5 6DA
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Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF14 - Nottingham
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Bridge House, The Point, Lions Way,
Sleaford
NG34 8GG
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Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
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one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Cardinal Square, 1st Floor North Point, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
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Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
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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
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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
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Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Provision of Fertility Treatment - In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Services
Reference number
EMCCG -IVF2021-ITT
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 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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work 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.
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 56%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 17%
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation / Weighting: 8%
Quality criterion - Name: Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility / Weighting: 1%
Quality criterion - Name: HR and Workforce Management / Weighting: 8%
Quality criterion - Name: Data Security/ Information Governance / Weighting: 3%
Quality criterion - Name: Equality, Diversity and Human Rights / Weighting: 7%
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,700,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
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.
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-007652
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 September 2021
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 September 2021
Local time
2:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor North, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor North, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
1st Floor North, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom