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Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery

NHS ENGLAND

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24 Feb 2021 at 22:56

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS England has recently completed a tender for the "Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery" to provide a voluntary workforce aimed at addressing urgent demands in health services across the UK. This tender involved the deployment of 30,500 volunteers for various roles, including Vaccinator and Patient Advocate positions. The procurement was conducted via a limited award procedure without prior publication, primarily due to the extreme urgency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract was signed on 9th October 2020 and has an active status with a total contract value of £48,240,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for various businesses, particularly those involved in health and social work services, volunteer management, and resource deployment. Organisations with experience in recruiting and mobilising large volunteer cohorts or providing supplementary health personnel would be well-suited to compete. The unique circumstances surrounding the pandemic mean that businesses capable of rapid response and recruitment could find valuable contracts in health-related projects such as this, bolstering their growth potential in a demand-driven market.

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Notice Title

Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery

Notice Description

Provision of voluntary workforce to meet additional workforce demands.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To deploy 30,500 volunteers to meet additional workforce demands in the following areas nationally: o Vaccinator volunteer o Volunteer Patient Advocate o Vaccination Care Volunteer

Procurement Information

The COVID-19 Vaccine Programme requires a supplier of voluntary staff which can provide a national scale recruitment and deployment programme for a range of clinical and non-clinical roles. St John Ambulance is uniquely placed having the required national infrastructure to recruit and support the required voluntary workforce as well as an existing national network of volunteers to meet the extremely urgent needs of the programme .

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029611
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003753-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£48,240,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Feb 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 7UE
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

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