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NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

NHS ENGLAND - LONDON REGION

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09 Apr 2025 at 12:15

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England - London Region has awarded a contract for the provision of Covid-19 vaccination services, specifically targeting outreach services in areas with low vaccination uptake or high hesitancy. The procurement process was conducted under urgent circumstances as specified in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, due to the potential risk to patient safety. The contract was awarded directly to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an approximate value of £419,000. The industry category is miscellaneous health services, and the services will be primarily delivered in the London region, UKI.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those capable of providing agile and responsive community outreach programmes. Companies that excel in rapid mobilisation and establish trust within communities through consistent engagement are well-positioned to compete. Furthermore, businesses with expertise in collaborating with local organisations to overcome health disparities will find this contract highly beneficial for their growth and community impact. This procurement process, driven by urgent health needs, facilitates business expansion in critical public health sectors.

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Notice Title

NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

Notice Description

NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services. Provision of a vaccination outreach service deployed as either a roving service or pop-up site (or both) that provides access and support to communities or geographies with low vaccination uptake and/ or high vaccination hesitancy. This should include both advice and vaccine delivery. Where possible pop-up clinics should be held on a regular basis in the same venue to build trust and rapport to encourage uptake, or in partnership with trusted organisations. Aside from the vaccination of adults, the service should ensure provision to vaccinate infants and children aged 6 months to 4 years old in a clinical risk group under Patient Specific Direction (PSD) and children aged 5 years to 17 years. This contract award has been made following Urgent Award Process (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14). This contract will be for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 (12 months). The approximate lifetime value of the contract for 12 months is PS419,000.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Delay in procuring outreach services would pose a high risk to patient safety for some of those most at risk of serious illness as identified by the JCVI. We would not be able to proceed with any outreach services for the Spring campaign; this would result in a widening of health inequalities and a reduced vaccination uptake in our most underserved communities.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff9e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013954-2025
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

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£419,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 202512 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 - LONDON REGION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hub.queries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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