***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced providers for the provision of a Assisted Conception Service

The provider must have at least one site within the Black Country geographical area where all aspects of the service pathway described in this specification are delivered.

Contract Length is expected to be for a period of 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 3 years.

The indicative annual contract value is expected to be £251,956.

The Contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the general NHS Standard Contract issued by the Commissioner(s), which can be found at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/

Further details are provided in II.2.4 below.

***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***

The aim of the service is to:

• Increase the pregnancy and subsequent live birth rate for those patients wishing to have a child, who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment.
• Gametes stored as per HFEA guidance. The ICB does not fund for storage of embryos resulting from IVF / ICSI. The clinic / Provider will offer storage for the first year free of charge. After the first year, if any embryos remain in storage, the provider will contact the patient. If they wish to continue the storage, the patient will be invoiced the agreed annual fee. They will self-fund this annually until used or perished or up to ten years, (see cryopreservation policy and gamete policy for further details).
• Providing a quality, safe, cost-effective Assisted Conception Service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised.
• 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 develop and implement data collection and monitoring processes which provide intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services/ policy development.

The objectives of the service are to:

• Increase incidence of live births
• Increase rates of singleton births
• Reduce rates of multiple births
• Contribute to reducing the incidence of anxiety and/or depression