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title: "Fertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users who cannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility - Competitive Process"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fertility-service-for-preservation-and-use-of-reproductive-tissue-for-service-users-who-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb"
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# Fertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users who cannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility - Competitive Process
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fertility-service-for-preservation-and-use-of-reproductive-tissue-for-service-users-who-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Fertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users who cannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility - Competitive Process". Published status: complete. Published Value: £48,194,228. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.
## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £48,194,228 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKD, UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £19,504,123 (exc. VAT, 6 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fertility-service-for-preservation-and-use-of-reproductive-tissue-for-service-users-who-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb`
## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:
- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **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/fertility-service-for-preservation-and-use-of-reproductive-tissue-for-service-users-who-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb#tl-md)
## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fertility-service-for-preservation-and-use-of-reproductive-tissue-for-service-users-who-ca-ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb#participate
## Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf
of NHS England (referred to as the Authority), is inviting suitably qualified and
experienced providers to respond to this Competitive Process for the provision of a
Fertility service for preservation and use of reproductive tissue for service users who
cannot store mature eggs/sperm who are at high/very high risk of infertility.
* Lot 1 - Hub - (2 providers - 1 provider to cover North East, North West, Yorkshire &
Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider to cover East of England, London,
South East and South West NHS Regions)
* Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment - (2 providers - 1 provider to cover North East, North West,
Yorkshire & Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider to cover East of England,
London, South East and South West NHS Regions)
* Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (2 providers - 1 provider to cover North
East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber and Midlands NHS Regions and 1 provider to
cover East of England, London, South East and South West NHS Regions)
The contract start date is 1st April 2026 with a service commencement date of no later
than1st July 2026.
The contract period is 5 years with Commissioners having the option to extend for up to a
further 58 months.
Please note that the contract value included in II.1.7.1 is the estimated contract value that
was included in the contract notice and was based on the total contract period including
optional extensions. The values included in the ‘suppliers awarded’ sections of individual
notices are the intended contract award values over the initial contract period only and
excludes any optional extension periods. All values are inclusive of VAT.
## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Hub
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKD
- **Estimated Value:** £16,498,967
- **Description:** As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the avo...
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKH
- **Estimated Value:** £20,634,320
- **Description:** As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the avo...
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Service
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKD
- **Estimated Value:** £11,060,940
- **Description:** As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract
is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For
the avo...
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Tissue Establishment East of England, London, SE and SW
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Description:** As detailed in the PIN.
### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Fertility and Endocrine Restoration Services NW, NE, Yorks and Humber
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Description:** As detailed in the PIN.
### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Fertility and Endocrine Restoration Services EoE, London, SE & SW
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Description:** As detailed in the PIN.
## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Hub (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-1`
- Supplier(s): **University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RRV`
- Value: £3,347,429 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Hub (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-2`
- Supplier(s): **NHS Lothian**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-SS9`
- Value: £2,821,756 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-3`
- Supplier(s): **University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RRV`
- Value: £4,674,978 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-4`
- Supplier(s): **Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173039`
- Value: £4,762,905 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-5`
- Supplier(s): **University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RRV`
- Value: £2,216,662 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (active)
- Award id: `008220-2026-6`
- Supplier(s): **Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21063`
- Value: £1,680,393 † (exc. VAT)
> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.
## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Hub (active)
- Signed Value: £3,347,429
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Hub (active)
- Signed Value: £2,821,756
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment (active)
- Signed Value: £4,674,978
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Tissue Establishment (active)
- Signed Value: £4,762,905
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (active)
- Signed Value: £2,216,662
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration Services (active)
- Signed Value: £1,680,393
- Signed Date: 20/01/2026
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091751-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-29T10:24:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T09:33:42.652Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0428bb