Provision of IVF Media consumables
Estimated value
£510k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
12 Dec 2025
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Description
The aim of this project is to identify the most appropriate and cost-effective IVF media suite to supply to Jessop Fertility, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS trust.
Scope
- Reference
- W119742
- Total value
- £510,000 excluding VAT£612,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 05 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2028Possible extension to 05 Apr 2029
2 + 1 year extension
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 8511131024950000
- Contract locations
- Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price has a weighting percentage of 45% | price | 45.00% |
| Quality | Quality has a weighting percentage of 45% | quality | 45.00% |
| Social Value | Social Value has a weighting percentage of 10% | cost | 10.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Nil
The culture media suite must be CE or UKCA marked for human clinical ART and provide a comprehensive culture system capable of supporting all required human ART laboratory processes. The registration marking must include disclosure of medium composition, safety assessment and post-market surveillance to assess the long-term safety of the products
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- Submit bid via https://health-family.force.com/login
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVF Media | £174k | planned |
| 2 | Embryo Transfer Media | £60k | planned |
| 3 | Cryopreservation | £42k | planned |
| 4 | Glassware and Plasticware | £234k | planned |