Procurement

Fertility Services

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0556d9

Description

The Assisted Conception Service will provide:

• Specialist Fertility Services to patients fulfilling the

eligibility criteria, including:

• A full In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) cycle*,

• A full Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycle*

• Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) stimulated and

unstimulated depending on circumstances

• The storage of gametes (oocytes and sperm) including

those harvested prior to treatment for cancer or other

treatments which may make a patient permanently infertile

• The storage of embryos

• Use of donor gametes such as egg or sperm where

appropriate. Donor oocyte (egg) treatment will be subject

to different waiting time criteria due to the recognised

shortage of donors

• Diagnostic Semen Analysis Service

* A full IVF / ICSI treatment cycle includes:

• Appropriate diagnostic tests, scans and pharmacological

therapy

• Counselling for couples

• Stimulation of prospective mother's ovaries to produce

oocytes

• Harvesting of the oocytes

• Fertilisation using IVF or ICSI (assisted hatching is not

provided)

• A fresh embryo transfer (maximum 2 embryos transferred)

• Cryopreservation of all suitable remaining embryos in line

with commissioning polices

• If unsuccessful, within twelve months of cryopreservation,

a frozen embryo transfer from remaining frozen embryos

(maximum of 2 embryos transferred)

• A follow up consultation / pregnancy scan with fertility

services post IVF treatment