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# Provision of IVF Media Consumables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ivf-media-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-05f510). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of IVF Media Consumables". Published status: complete. Published Value: £510,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rhq)
- **Published Value:** £510,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2026 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** In vitro fertilisation services, Specialised chemical products
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £510,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ivf-media-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-05f510#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f510`

## Before you bid
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- **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/provision-of-ivf-media-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-05f510#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Flogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ivf-media-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-05f510#participate

## Description
Jessop Fertility is a service that provides assisted reproductive technology (ART) for NHS and self-funding patients. Treatments provided include: in vitro fertilisation (IVF); intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); frozen embryo replacement (FER); intrauterine insemination (IUI); embryo biopsy and pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT); donor sperm, eggs and embryos.
The service provides treatment to patients from South Yorkshire and the Humber, North Derbyshire and other surrounding areas. The service target is to provide up to 700 IVF/ICSI, 400 FER and 200 IUI cycles per year.
Jessop Fertility must use a culture media suite capable of supporting all laboratory processes associated with the treatments listed above. To comply with UK regulation, the suite must be CE or UKCA marked as a classification suitable for their intended purpose, i.e. for human clinical IVF.
The media suite should support the successful culture and develop

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - IVF Media
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111310
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £174,000
- **Description:** The IVF Media suite must be CE or UKCA marked as a classification suitable for their intended purpose, i.e. for human clinical IVF.
- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 05/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Embryo Transfer Media
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111310
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Media should be supplied containing human serum albumin or an appropriate recombinant albumin where appropriate.
- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 05/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Cryo-preservation
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111310
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £42,000
- **Description:** Supply of products designed to simplify vitrification and freezing
- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 05/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Glassware and Plasticware
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111310
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £234,000
- **Description:** Supply of CE or UKCA marked glassware or plasticware to maintain the safety and efficacy of the IVF process.
- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 05/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** IVF Media (active)
  - Award id: `037152-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vitrolife**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180628`

- **Award:** 037152-2026-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vitrolife**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180628`

- **Award:** Cryo preservation (active)
  - Award id: `037152-2026-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Planer Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180629`

- **Award:** Glassware and Plasticware (active)
  - Award id: `037152-2026-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Vitrolife**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180628`

- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Vitrolife**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180628`

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Planer Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180629`

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Provision of IVF Media Consumbales (Lot 3 - Cryo preservation) (active)
  - Signed Value: £42,000
  - Signed Date: 12/07/2026

- **Contract:** Provision of IVF Media consumables (Lot 1 - IVF Media,  Lot 2 - Cryo-preservation and Lot 4 - Glassware and Plasticware) (active)
  - Signed Value: £468,000
  - Signed Date: 25/06/2026

- **Contract:** IVF Media (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/04/2026

- **Contract:** 037152-2026-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/04/2026

- **Contract:** Cryo preservation (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/04/2026

- **Contract:** Glassware and Plasticware (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006641-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-14T07:28:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T21:28:55.775Z
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