Fertility Services
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NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of fertility services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement title is "Fertility Services," classified under the family-planning services industry category. These services will encompass various assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF and ICSI, and are primarily aimed at enhancing fertility treatment options in the Exeter and Plymouth regions, among others.
The contract was formally awarded on 25 June 2025, with the term running from 6 August 2025 to 5 August 2027, and includes an optional one-year extension. The procurement was conducted through a direct award without a prior call for competition, and the awarded contract is valued at £1,573,380. This tender, awarded to Care Fertility Group Ltd (trading as CRGW Plymouth), presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in assisted conception and related medical services.
Businesses with expertise in specialised fertility treatments, including gamete storage and diagnostic semen analysis, will find this contract particularly aligned with their services. Given the direct award process, it exemplifies trust in existing partnerships and highlights opportunities for businesses already within the NHS talent pool to expand their operations and influence. As this initiative is rooted in providing critical healthcare services, businesses well-versed in navigating the health sector's regulatory frameworks stand to benefit substantially.
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
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure Fertility Services. It is intending to award a contract of 2 years (with a 1 year optional extension) , commencing 06 August 2025 to Care Fertility Group Ltd T/A CRGW Plymouth - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: PS1,573,380
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