HFEA Satellite Assisted Conception Services at Croydon ACU
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The procurement process is led by St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, seeking to retender for satellite-assisted conception services at Croydon Assisted Conception Unit (ACU). This tender is in the health services category, inviting suppliers for HFEA licenced laboratory activities to support assisted reproduction treatments exceeding the national clinical pregnancy and live birth rates. Located in South West London, the procurement process is at the tender stage with submissions due by 11th July 2025.
The contract period is from 1st December 2025 to 30th November 2028, and operates under an open procedure above the threshold. This tender presents a substantial business opportunity for suppliers experienced in health services, particularly those specialising in reproductive health. Companies capable of providing high-quality, HFEA-licensed laboratory services that align with Croydon ACU's protocols will be well-suited to compete.
The successful supplier could gain significant business growth through partnerships within the NHS and deliver crucial health services to a broad demographic, both NHS and private patients in the UK and beyond. Given the demanding standards and scope, this opportunity is best suited for companies with proven capabilities and a strong track record in assisted reproduction technologies.
The Croydon Assisted Conception Unit (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 private 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 Croydon Hospital ACU and maintain our ability to function as a successful Satelite Centre. Satellite is a smaller clinic affiliated with a larger main fertility centre, it offers a range of services including initial consultations, scans and blood tests, to make fertility care more accessible to patients in various locations.
The main clinic typically handles more complex procedures like egg collection and embryo transfer. Croydon ACU performs approximately 170 fresh and 160 frozen treatment cycles per annum. Croydon 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 presently performed at exisiting provider. Care of the patient returns to Croydon ACU following embryo transfer or intra-uterine insemination. The appointment of a laboratory provider must ensure a high quality and safe service for Croydon 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 treatment.
The provider must allow Croydon ACU to operate within our own policies in regards to treatment protocols outwith of the laboratory service providers own policies and procedures but always within the scope of the HFEA Act and Code of Practice. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
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The contract period is three years.
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