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Provision of IVF Media Consumables

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 02:11.

Opportunity overview

Jessop Fertility is a service that provides assisted reproductive technology (ART) for NHS and self-funding patients. Treatments provided include: in vitro fertilisation (IVF); intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); frozen embryo replacement (FER); intrauterine insemination (IUI); embryo biopsy and pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT); donor sperm, eggs and embryos. The service provides treatment to patients from South Yorkshire and the Humber, North Derbyshire and other surrounding areas. The service target is to provide up to 700 IVF/ICSI, 400 FER and 200 IUI cycles per year. Jessop Fertility must use a culture media suite capable of supporting all laboratory processes associated with the treatments listed above. To comply with UK regulation, the suite must be CE or UKCA marked as a classification suitable for their intended purpose, i.e. for human clinical IVF. The media suite should support the successful culture and develop

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Vitrolife

Matched by number
Contract value
£468k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£561.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04628698
Location
Warwick, UKG13, CV34 4HL, United Kingdom

Planer Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£42k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£50.4k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00651504
Location
Sunbury-On-Thames, UKJ25, TW16 7HD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C400662
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
4
Status
complete
Entry 4
Id
3
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PYZV-3517-VQCJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYZV-3517-VQCJ

Address

Street Address
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S10 2JF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE32

Contact

Name
Obiageli Gerald

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Vitrolife
Id
GB-COH-04628698

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04628698

Address

Street Address
Vitrolife Group Ltd 1 Chapel Street Warwick.
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4HL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Telephone
+44 7398853214

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes
Sheltered Workshop
Yes
Organisation 3
Name
Planer Limited
Id
GB-COH-00651504

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00651504

Address

Street Address
110 Windmill Road Sunbury-On-Thames
Locality
Sunbury-On-Thames
Postal Code
TW16 7HD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Telephone
+44 1932755000

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes
Sheltered Workshop
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24950000
Description
Specialised chemical products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111310
Description
In vitro fertilisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24950000
Description
Specialised chemical products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111310
Description
In vitro fertilisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24950000
Description
Specialised chemical products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111310
Description
In vitro fertilisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04628698
Name
Vitrolife

Related lots

1
2
4
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24950000
Description
Specialised chemical products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111310
Description
In vitro fertilisation services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00651504
Name
Planer Limited

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision of IVF Media consumables (Lot 1 - IVF Media, Lot 2 - Cryo-preservation and Lot 4 - Glassware and Plasticware)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract can be extended for an additional 12 months subject to Contracting Authority decision.

Value

Including VAT
561,600
Amount
468,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0533
Title
Product quality and performance
Description
The culture media unit must maintain its success rates and exceed all thresholds for laboratory KPIs. These are tracked monthly and are reportable to the Management Board and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065885-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 08:28
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Provision of IVF Media Consumbales (Lot 3 - Cryo preservation)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
13 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
12 Jul 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Jul 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract can be extended for an additional 12 months subject to Contracting Authority decision.

Value

Including VAT
50,400
Amount
42,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0534
Title
Product quality and performance
Description
The culture media unit must maintain its success rates and exceed all thresholds for laboratory KPIs. These are tracked monthly and are reportable to the Management Board and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065885-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 08:28
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S10 2JF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 006641-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 037152-2026award, contract ·
  3. 065885-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·