North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS Hartlepool and Stockton, NHS Durham Dales Easington and Sedgefield, NHS Darlington and NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Groups (the CCGs) who wish to invite submissions from providers who could provide unlicensed and HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) licensed fertility services from University Hospital of Hartlepool.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS hosted by Proactis, the managed service provider for the NECS e-tendering system.

It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, they should contact the eTendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30 to 17:00).