Assisted Conception Service

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***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced providers for the provision of a Assisted Conception Service<br/><br/>The provider must have at least one site within the Black Country geographical area where all aspects of the service pathway described in this specification are delivered. <br/><br/>Contract Length is expected to be for a period of 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 3 years.<br/><br/>The indicative annual contract value is expected to be £251,956.<br/><br/>The Contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the general NHS Standard Contract issued by the Commissioner(s), which can be found at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/<br/><br/>Further details are provided in II.2.4 below. Lot 1: ***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>The aim of the service is to:<br/><br/>• Increase the pregnancy and subsequent live birth rate for those patients wishing to have a child, who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment. <br/>• Gametes stored as per HFEA guidance. The ICB does not fund for storage of embryos resulting from IVF / ICSI. The clinic / Provider will offer storage for the first year free of charge. After the first year, if any embryos remain in storage, the provider will contact the patient. If they wish to continue the storage, the patient will be invoiced the agreed annual fee. They will self-fund this annually until used or perished or up to ten years, (see cryopreservation policy and gamete policy for further details).<br/>• Providing a quality, safe, cost-effective Assisted Conception Service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised. <br/>• 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. <br/>• To develop and implement data collection and monitoring processes which provide intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services/ policy development. <br/><br/>The objectives of the service are to: <br/><br/>• Increase incidence of live births<br/>• Increase rates of singleton births<br/>• Reduce rates of multiple births<br/>• Contribute to reducing the incidence of anxiety and/or depression. Additional information: ***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>Interested parties should express an interest in attending by completing a short questionnaire which can be found on the Atamis Health Family portal (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for project C454400. A link to the event can be accessed via the invitation located within the Documents area of the Atamis project.<br/><br/>Please ensure that you have registered your interest in attending the market engagement event by 13th July 2026 at 12 noon.<br/><br/>Please note that this notice does not bind either AGEM CSU or the Commissioner to any act, including but not limited to carrying out a procurement for the services described in this notice or in any accompanying documentation which may be made available to the market at this time. In the event that a procurement process is pursued following this notice, providers should note that it will be carried out under the requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Furthermore, the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, save for those requirements detailed in regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025, do not apply.