Published date: 6 June 2018
Last edited date: 6 June 2018
This notice was replaced on 19 December 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£1,700,000
Procurement reference
DORSET001-DN344052-47964222
Published date
6 June 2018
Closing date
3 July 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
ASSISTED FERTILITY SERVICE
NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide an Assisted Fertility service for Dorset.
Infertility can be primary, in couples who have never conceived, or secondary, in couples who have previously conceived. It is estimated that infertility affects one in seven couples in the UK. There has been a small increase in the prevalence of fertility problems and a greater proportion of people now seeking help for such problems.
The aim of the service is to provide Assisted Conception Services (encompassing In Vitro Fertilization(IVF), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) for couples who meet the criteria set out in the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Fertility and Assisted Conception Policy.
Aims and Objectives:
• To help couples suffering from subfertility or confirmed infertility who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment to achieve a successful pregnancy.
• To offer accessible licensed assisted conception treatment for patients suffering from subfertility or confirmed infertility who meet the criteria to access treatment.
• To offer storage of gametes or embryos for patients who are on the NHS funded pathway or will be at risk of requiring Assisted Conception treatment in the future (e.g. patients receiving cancer treatment likely to impact on their future fertility).
• To provide a quality, safe, effective Assisted Conception Service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised.
• To provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of service users. Including that patients will be offered counselling with a Specialist Fertility Counsellor in line with the HFEA Code of Practice.
• To ensure effective communication between commissioners and the service providers.
• To develop and implement a data collection and monitoring processes which provides fertility services intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services.
Expressions of interest must be received no later than 12 midday 3 July 2018 via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Providers who previously expressed an interest and participated in the earlier market engagement process MUST re-register their interest via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
A Provider briefing session for providers has been scheduled for 9:30am on Friday 6th July 2018. If you wish to attend please confirm when expressing an interest. There is a maximum of 2 attendees per provider.
Further information
This is a Competitive procurement exercise that is being conducted in accordance with a process based on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The service to which Procurement relates falls within the Light Touch Regi
About the buyer
Address
NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group
Vespasian House, Barrack Road
Dorchester
DT1 1TS
England
Telephone
+44 7766778619
sarah.hayward@dorsetccg.nhs.uk
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