Assisted Conception Service for Dorset

ASSISTED FERTILITY SERVICE
NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide an Assisted Fertility service for Dorset.
Infertility can be primary, in couples who have never conceived, or secondary, in couples who have previously conceived. It is estimated that infertility affects one in seven couples in the UK. There has been a small increase in the prevalence of fertility problems and a greater proportion of people now seeking help for such problems.
The aim of the service is to provide Assisted Conception Services (encompassing In Vitro Fertilization(IVF), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) for couples who meet the criteria set out in the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Fertility and Assisted Conception Policy.
Aims and Objectives:
• To help couples suffering from subfertility or confirmed infertility who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment to achieve a successful pregnancy.
• To offer accessible licensed assisted conception treatment for patients suffering from subfertility or confirmed infertility who meet the criteria to access treatment.
• To offer storage of gametes or embryos for patients who are on the NHS funded pathway or will be at risk of requiring Assisted Conception treatment in the future (e.g. patients receiving cancer treatment likely to impact on their future fertility).
• To provide a quality, safe, effective Assisted Conception Service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised.
• To provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of service users. Including that patients will be offered counselling with a Specialist Fertility Counsellor in line with the HFEA Code of Practice.
• To ensure effective communication between commissioners and the service providers.
• To develop and implement a data collection and monitoring processes which provides fertility services intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services.
Expressions of interest must be received no later than 12 midday on 3 July 2018 via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Providers who previously expressed an interest and participated in the earlier market engagement process MUST re-register their interest via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
A Provider briefing session for providers has been scheduled for 9:30am on Friday 6th July 2018. If you wish to attend please confirm when expressing an interest. There is a maximum of 2 attendees per provider.

Further information
This is a Competitive procurement exercise that is being conducted in accordance with a process based on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The service to which Procurement relates falls within the Light Touch Regime(LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and other Service Contracts. Neither the reference to ‘open procedure’ ITT or the use of the term ‘Tender process’ nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound to any regulations save those applicable to LTR provisions.