Planning

Expressions of Interest - Covid Outreach Programme - East Of England

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

07 Feb 2025 at 13:23

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England has initiated a planning stage for the potential procurement of the Covid Outreach Programme services in the East of England. The initiative aims to address access and inequality issues in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. This early engagement exercise, handled by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England East of England, seeks to gather market capability and interest through a Prior Information Notice (PIN). Interested providers must submit their expressions of interest by midnight on Sunday, 16th February 2025. This market testing exercise utilises an eTendering system, and the process will adhere to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) with a prospective start date for the contract on 1st April 2025.

This tender opens numerous opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with experience in community healthcare and vaccination programmes. Companies adept at delivering public health services across diverse geographical populations are well-suited to compete. The programme's focus on targeted outreach, including mobile services like the WOW bus in Norfolk and community clinics in Bedfordshire, offers substantial growth potential. Competitive pricing for vaccination administration, supplemented by block payments and the inclusion of housebound patient services, underscores the financial viability and scope for expansion within this contract.

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Notice Title

Expressions of Interest - Covid Outreach Programme - East Of England

Notice Description

*This is a Prior Information Notice*<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU)on behalf of NHS England East of England (The Commissioners) would like to notify the market of a potential upcoming opportunity to delivery the Covid Outreach Programme in the East Of England. <br/><br/>The commissioners would like to invite interested providers to register their interest via the Atamis e-tendering portal, and to access the Outreach COVID-19 vaccination programme Schedule (2A).<br/><br/>All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market engagement assessment questionnaire. This will be used as a conduit to ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity and help determine the appropriate way forward and to help inform the commissioners on which procurement process to carry out i.e. a Competitive Process or a Most Suitable Provider Process.<br/><br/>The contract length will be for a 1 year term. <br/><br/>The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be:<br/> <br/>* PS7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional PS2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given<br/>* PS10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients resident in care homes)<br/><br/>plus an additional block amount, to be agreed.<br/><br/>Please note this PIN closes 2400hrs (Midnight) on Sunday 16th February 2025. Following the closure of the PIN notice, the Commissioner may reach out to those that have expressed an interest with further communications.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS England is responsible for commissioning Section 7A Public Health services which include the Covid 19 vaccination programme.

The aim of this service is to deliver access and inequality schemes in relation to the delivery of the Covid 19 vaccination programme to patients in the JCVI specified target groups across the East of England, for example the WOW bus in Norfolk and Waveney or targeted community clinics in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

NHS England, East of England, has reviewed the existing Covid 19 services delivered across the region's 6 ICBs (currently configured according to geographies of Mid and South Essex, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk and Waveney, Hertfordshire and West Essex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and Suffolk, North East Essex).

To streamline our commissioning approach and ensure equity, it is our intention to consider moving to commission a single service for the East of England Region. It is our intention for this contract to commence 1st April 2025.

The Commissioner is placing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) which will be used as a conduit to obtain feedback from the market and ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity.

Please note this PIN closes 2400hrs (Midnight) on Sunday 16th February 2025. Following the closure of the PIN notice, the Commissioner may reach out to those that have expressed an interest with further communications. Additional information: It is the expectation of the commissioner that the providers will review the contents of this Notice in order to inform their responses to the pre-market engagement questionnaire.

Please note the Contract Notice Publish date is only indicative at this time and is subject to change.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004173-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Feb 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
stacey.thrower@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

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