Contract award · 20 Jan 2026

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: Lot 1 - Hub

NHS England awarded a contract to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Lothian, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service for…

Health & social careLondon

BuyerNHS England
Value across 6 lots £19.5m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
NHS England · Body governed by public law
Value
£19,504,123 across 6 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Jan 2026
  2. Published29 Jan 2026Published 9 days after the contract date

Description

As detailed in the Competitive Process documentation.<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract<br/>is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For<br/>the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>The decision maker of the award will be: NHS England - National Commissioning Group.<br/>The intention is to award contracts using the Competitive Process.<br/>The announcement by Government, on 13th March 2025, will not disrupt commissioning<br/>and contracting of this service. NHS England continues to exist as a statutory body for<br/>now. The dissolution of NHS England during the term of the contract will be subject to an<br/>act of Parliament and its undertakings will be transferred as appropriate. As and when<br/>NHS England is dissolved, commissioning responsibilities will be transferred to an<br/>alternative commissioning authori…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
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: Lot 1 - HubUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£3.35m
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: Lot 1 - HubNHS Lothian£2.82m
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: Lot 2 - Tissue EstablishmentUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£4.67m
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: Lot 2 - Tissue EstablishmentScottish National Blood Transfusion Service£4.76m
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: Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration ServiceUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£2.22m
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: Lot 3 - Fertility & Endocrine Restoration ServiceGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust£1.68m

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