Award

NHSE - SWL 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 in South West London under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, specifically addressing urgent circumstances. The contract, valued at £328,000, runs from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has been selected as the supplier due to prior involvement in this regional campaign, ensuring no gaps in service delivery during the upcoming Spring vaccination efforts. The procurement process falls outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and has been initiated under a limited procedure without prior publication due to time constraints and funding delays.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for organisations experienced in flexible community-led health service delivery. Companies with strong capabilities in managing outreach programmes and addressing healthcare accessibility will be well-placed to participate. The focus on Covid-19 and immunisation services in diverse community settings within the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Sutton, Richmond and Wandsworth highlights the demand for robust healthcare solutions that can improve vaccination uptake and communication with various patient demographics.

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Notice Title

NHSE - SWL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

Notice Description

NHSE - SWL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services. To provide an outreach vaccination service to the population of South West London, This encompasses the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Sutton, Richmond and Wandsworth. The Provider must deliver the Vaccination Outreach Services through flexible community led delivery models to improve uptake and engagement with communities as more particularly set out in their Tender Response Document. Processes must be put into place to support Patients with communication needs and/or encourage vaccination of Patients who experience other difficulties in accessing healthcare. The SWL 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 immunisation vaccinations for all residents, regardless of their location, background, or circumstances. 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 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 PS328,000.

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 SWL 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-04ffa0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013956-2025
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
£328,000 £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

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

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