Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement Department, Vera Brown House
Kinston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Contact
Charlotte Choules
charlotte.choules@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Awarded: HFEA Licenced Laboratory Services for Kingston Assisted Conception Unit
Reference number
C233965
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The ACU provides a comprehensive assisted reproduction treatment service to the local population including NHS funded treatment for South West London and Surrey ICBs, as well as to patients that choose to self fund their treatment. The scope of the project is to retender for a supplier of HFEA licenced laboratory activities to facilitate the provision of assisted reproduction treatments at Kingston Hospital ACU and maintain our ability to function as a successful Transport Centre.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,892,280
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
Main site or place of performance
Kingston Hospital
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kingston ACU performs approximately 350 fresh and 150 frozen treatment cycles per annum. Kingston ACU clinical staff consult with the patient, recommend treatment type, prescribe medications and schedule treatment as well as monitoring response to medications and progress through cycles prior to egg collection and frozen embryo transfer. Egg collections are performed at Kingston Hospital and follicular fluid transported to the laboratory service provider by the partner or an associate of the person having egg collection. Care of the patient returns to Kingston ACU following embryo transfer or intra-uterine insemination.
The appointment of a laboratory provider must ensure a high quality and safe service for Kingston ACU patients, maintaining clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates above the national average, and allowing for the provision of all other related HFEA licenced activities such as the freezing and storage of samples obtained by surgical sperm retrieval and the use of donor gametes in treatmen
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30%
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
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: 2024/S 000-001177
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
King's Fertility
137 Harley Street, London, W1G 6BG
London
W1G 6BG
Telephone
+44 2039577950
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
10676368
Internet address
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: £1,892,280
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,892,280
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road, Tooting
London
SW17 0QT
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road, Tooting
London
SW17 0QT
Country
United Kingdom