Award

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

NHS ENGLAND (LONDON REGION)

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09 Apr 2025 at 12:16

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England (London Region) has awarded a contract for the provision of Covid-19 vaccination services under the Provider Selection Regime's urgent circumstances provision. This direct award, valued at £512,000, commences on 1st April 2025 and lasts for 12 months. The contract falls under the 'Miscellaneous health services' industry category and focuses on providing outreach vaccination services targeted at underserved populations in South East London (SEL). The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was approved by key directors of finance and commissioning. The urgent nature of this contract arose from delays in national funding confirmation, necessitating immediate action to avoid gaps in vaccination provision.

This tender presents significant opportunities for experienced healthcare providers, particularly those familiar with delivering community-led outreach services. Companies that have a robust infrastructure to support flexible delivery models and can address diverse community needs, such as communication barriers and other access difficulties, will find this contract particularly beneficial. The awarded contract to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust highlights the preference for incumbent providers with proven effectiveness in managing large-scale vaccination campaigns. Businesses capable of offering similar services with a focus on equity and inclusion can leverage such contracts to expand their operational footprint and enhance their service portfolio.

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Notice Title

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

Notice Description

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services. To provide an outreach vaccination service targeted at the underserved and core 20 plus 5 populations of South East London. The Provider must endeavour to deliver the Vaccination Outreach Services through flexible community led delivery models to improve uptake and engagement with communities. Processes where possible should support patients with communication needs and/or encourage vaccination of patients who experience other difficulties in accessing healthcare. The SEL outreach vaccination service is dedicated to reaching a broad and diverse population across the ICB's geographical footprint with the aim of providing equitable access to COVID-19 and other vaccinations for all residents, regardless of their location, age, ethnicity or socioeconomic status. COVID-19 vaccinations are currently commissioned with providers under an enhanced service agreement overseen by NHSE1 and this means that delivery is subject to providers either opting-in or opting-out of this type of provision. Consequently, a key delivery component of the current roving service is to substantiate gaps in local provision where for example there is no viable primary care or other community option to support vulnerable patients. 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 PS512,000.

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. This an incumbent provider within the SEL footprint, having taken part in previous campaigns. A delay in national confirmation of funding created an unrealistic timeframe, in which a full procurement process would have left gaps in the provision of vaccines in the upcoming Spring campaign for large numbers of eligible individuals and/or groups. Discussion has taken place with all London ICB Programme Leads and it has been agreed that due to the serious time constraints and ensuring readiness for Spring, a direct award of 12 months to incumbent providers is essential. In addition, there is significant concern on the extent of reduction in Access and Inequalities funding, and with no surge budget this year, that providers will not come forward to support any shorter contract period as it is not financially viable for them. It is recommended that regional approval is provided to issue direct award contracts to existing incumbent providers to enable the commissioning of outreach services for 2025/26.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013955-2025
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
£512,000 £500K-£1M

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

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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