Contract award · 1 Apr 2026

Specialised Commissioning Acute Services Contracts (DAP A)

NHS England awarded “Specialised Commissioning Acute Services…” to North London NHS Foundation Trust, CARE Fertility, TFP-Oxford Fertility for £14.9m.

No competitionHealth & social careLondon

BuyerNHS England
Value across 4 lots £14.9m

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
NHS England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£14,926,695 across 4 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2026
  2. Published30 Apr 2026Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care<br/>Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The services started on 1st April for a period of 1 year (with an option to extend for a further year for Oxford Fertility Limited). <br/><br/>The value of the contract is £14,228,789.<br/><br/>Following the initial period, the services will be rolled into the main acute contracts.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Specialised Commissioning Acute Services Contracts (DAP A)North London NHS Foundation Trust£9.28m
Specialised Commissioning Acute Services Contracts (DAP A)CARE Fertility£698k
Specialised Commissioning Acute Services Contracts (DAP A)TFP-Oxford Fertility£3.64m
Specialised Commissioning Acute Services Contracts (DAP A)Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health£1.31m

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