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The NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB) has initiated a procurement process for Assisted Conception Services, specifically focusing on in vitro fertilisation services classified under CPV code 85111310. This process, which falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, employs a Direct Award C method, set to run from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026. The service provision is centred in Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, UK, and involves CARE Fertility Group Limited as the awarded supplier.
00, reflecting a zero-based activity contract paid per locally agreed price per activity. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in assisted conception services, particularly those capable of meeting stringent healthcare standards and providing high-quality fertility treatment. Large-scale enterprises like CARE Fertility Group Limited, which are equipped with the necessary infrastructure and expertise in the fertility sector, are well-positioned to thrive in such procurement environments.
Firms seeking to expand their client base within the healthcare provision landscape in the UK may find competitive advantage through aligning with ongoing public health initiatives and demonstrating excellence in service delivery.
Intention to Award Notice for Direct Award C Process for the Provision of Assisted Conception Services for Staffordshire and Stoke - on - Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB). NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are acting on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOT ICB). The ICB intends to follow the Direct Award C process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) 2023 for the Provision of Assisted Conception Services with CPV code 85111310-Fertility treatment services. The Direct Award C process involves awarding a contract to provider(s) without running a competitive process, because the relevant authority (SSOTICB) confirms that the existing providers are satisfying the existing contracts and are likely to satisfy the new contracts, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contracts. The total value for Assisted Conception Services is PS684,630.00. The new contracts will run from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026, and the estimated lifetime value of the new contract for CARE Fertility Group Limited is PS0.00. This is a zero-based activity contract, paid at a locally agreed price per activity. The unit price remains unchanged from the previous contract. Activity during 2024/25 was valued at PS0.00
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