Official UK procurement notice
RSFT - Cryopreservation Storage-Only Service
Authority: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026
Next notice expected 22 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of regulated ongoing storage of existing gametes (sperm and oocytes) and embryos in accordance with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, under a valid HFEA Storage Licence.
CPV: Services provided by sperm banks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Response: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value
- Technical Response
- Commercial: Commercials
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jun 2026, 16:23 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
TBC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058592- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b54cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Jun 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published129 days ago15 Jun 2026, 16:23 BST
- Tender notice published122 days ago22 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
- Next notice expected122 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline94 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Planned procurement notice published15 Jun 2026, 16:23 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 15:05 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active22 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST
- Deadline moved to 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST22 Jun 2026, 15:05 BST-7 days · was 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender