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Community COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Fixed Sites for Cinderford, Lydney, Coleford Gloucestershire and Lydbrook Urgent award

NHS ENGLAND

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TenderUpdate

18 Mar 2025 at 11:46

Award

13 Mar 2025 at 11:00

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England has overseen the procurement process for the "Community COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Fixed Sites for Lydney, Coleford Gloucestershire and Lydbrook Urgent award." This procurement falls under the health services industry category and involves urgent award procedures due to unforeseen events. The services will be provided in the South West region, specifically in the GL15 (Lydney), GL16 (Coleford), and GL17 (Lydbrook) postcode areas starting from 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2026. The procurement stage is at the award phase, following an initial national and regional competitive process, with key decisions made on 13th March 2025. The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit conducted the procurement on behalf of the Commissioners.

For businesses involved in health services, particularly those specialising in vaccination programmes, this procurement represents a significant growth opportunity. The urgent nature of the award highlights the importance of reliable and efficient service delivery, enabling suppliers to build capacity and expertise in meeting high-demand health service requirements. Suppliers will benefit from the contract's fixed-term nature, ensuring consistent income for the duration, with payments calculated at £7.54 per vaccine administered. The procurement process has been streamlined without prior publication of a call for competition, making it suitable for established small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with relevant capabilities.

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Notice Title

Community COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Fixed Sites for Cinderford, Lydney, Coleford Gloucestershire and Lydbrook Urgent award

Notice Description

A national competitive process was undertaken, followed by an additional regional competitive process. Due to no suitable tenders in response to the procurement process undertaken there is an extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the regulations. This urgent award is required to continue to deliver patient services within these areas. The service will deliver Community COVID-19 vaccination services at additional fixed sites across the South West. This urgent award covers the postcode area GL14 within Cinderford, GL15 within Lydney, GL16 within Coleford Gloucestershire and GL17 within Lydbrook. The contract will be for a contract term of 12 months, services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026. The number of vaccines to be delivered will be determined by patient choice where suppliers will be paid PS7.54 per vaccine given

Lot Information

Lot 1

A national competitive process was undertaken, followed by an additional regional competitive process. Due to no suitable tenders in response to the procurement process undertaken there is an extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the regulations. This urgent award is required to continue to deliver patient services within these areas. The service will deliver Community COVID-19 vaccination services at additional fixed sites across the South West. This urgent award covers the postcode area GL14 within Cinderford, GL15 within Lydney, GL16 within Coleford Gloucestershire and GL17 within Lydbrook. The contract will be for a contract term of 12 months, services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026. The number of vaccines to be delivered will be determined by patient choice where suppliers will be paid PS7.54 per vaccine given This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Procurement Information

A national competitive process was undertaken, followed by an additional regional competitive process. This contract was not awarded due to no tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate. This urgent award is required to continue to deliver patient services within these areas.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec92
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009873-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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
SME

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
£7 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Mar 202511 months 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
scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
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
TLK South West (England)

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WEST FOREST OF DEAN PCN

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