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title: "DAP C Specialist Fertility Services 27/28"
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# DAP C Specialist Fertility Services 27/28

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dap-c-specialist-fertility-services-27-28-ocds-h6vhtk-07b295). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award contracts to deliver Specialist Fertility Services to the patients within NHS Essex's ICB geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months months from 01st April 2027 - 31st March 2028. However, any innovation must operate within established regulatory and clinical frameworks and should not compromise the quality, safety or effectiveness of care. must be able to provide a donor; alternatively, the patient can be.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-d7t5g)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, In vitro fertilisation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b295`

## Before you bid
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dap-c-specialist-fertility-services-27-28-ocds-h6vhtk-07b295#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award contracts to deliver Specialist Fertility Services to the patients within NHS Essex's  ICB geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months months from 01st April 2027 - 31st March 2028.  The aggregate contract values are below inclusive VAT noting that these are zero value contracts – paid at local prices- based on planning values for 2026-27 and will be subject to any agreed growth and inflator/deflators applicable to 2027/28.
Cambridge University Hospital FT   £13,383.00
Bourne Hall Fertility  £644,727.00
Care Fertility £0.00
Create Health Limited t/a Create Fertility £27,782.00
Guys & St Thomas Hospital £51,737.00
Herts & Essex Fertility Centre  £160,414.00
IVI London Wimpole Ltd  £51,560.00
The award details for each provider will reflect a nominal £1.00.
The providers are existing providers, who are currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The providers have been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process:
Quality & Innovation 40%. 
Quality should be the primary consideration for specialist fertility services due to the highly regulated nature of assisted conception treatment, the clinical risks associated with fertility interventions and the importance of achieving safe, effective patient outcomes. The service specification places significant emphasis on compliance with Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) standards, CQC requirements, NICE guidance, patient safety, live birth rates, waiting time standards and reducing avoidable harm such as multiple births and treatment complications. 
Innovation remains important, particularly in supporting improvements in patient experience, clinical outcomes, efficiency and access to treatment. However, any innovation must operate within established regulatory and clinical frameworks and should not compromise the quality, safety or effectiveness of care.
Value 30%.
It is a statutory duty to ensure the best use of public resources, therefore value has the second highest weighting
Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 15%,
It is essential for good collaboration between specialist fertility services and secondary care
Access Health Inequalities and Choice 10%;
Access to specialist services are important to ensure all patients receive the appropriate care and treatment
Social Value 5%.
Although the main focus of the specialist fertility service is to provide healthcare, a weighting of 5% has been allocated to reflect the ICB priority towards the importance of social value
Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based as above and on the current service delivery model and performance. and the supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the ICB, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract.
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dap-c-specialist-fertility-services-27-28-ocds-h6vhtk-07b295)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Authority intends to award this contract via Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement A...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bourn Hall Clinic**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03663087`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS:RYV`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Care Fertility Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-05423241`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Create Health Limited t/a Create Fertility**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141547`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Herts & Essex Fertility Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128056`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-7`
  - Supplier(s): **IVI London Wimpole Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-82549`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** DAP C Specialist Fertility Services 27/28 (active)
  - Award id: `104531-2026-ACE-0049-2026-ESX-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RJ1`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C - Specialist Fertility Services - 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

- **Contract:** DAP C Specialist Fertility Services 27/28 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 08/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104531-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-04T10:23:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-05T06:15:31.242Z
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