Contract award · 15 May 2026

Assisted Conception

NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board awarded “Assisted Conception” to Wessex Fertility Limited for £164k.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

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.

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Key facts

Value
£164,133
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 May 2026
  2. Published26 Jun 2026Published 42 days after the contract date

Description

The service will provide high quality, value for money assisted conception services in accordance with good clinical and industry practice. This starts from referral to the service with clinical triage and assessment, and any diagnostics required in line with diagnostic protocols. Specific objectives of this service are to: Provide specialist Assisted Conception services that are accessible, appropriate, effective, and safe representing a high-quality service for patients and value for money to the commissioner. Provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of patients. Deliver a high-quality specialist Assisted Conception services in line with the NICE care pathway and access criteria produced by local Commissioners; and Work with local Commissioners to constantly drive to achieve service excellence guided by emerging clinical guidance and patient feedback. This award has been made following direct award process B. The Expected Annual Contrac…

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