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Award

16 Oct 2025 at 16:58

TenderUpdate

01 Sep 2025 at 09:26

Award

21 Jul 2025 at 09:03

TenderUpdate

20 May 2025 at 14:44

Tender

20 May 2025 at 09:17

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for Covid Vaccination Outreach Services has seen a confirmation of contract award notices, particularly under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contracts related to Covid Vaccination Outreach Services in York and Northumberland have been awarded by NHS England, headquartered at Wellington Place, Leeds. This procurement process has covered a number of industry categories, focusing on health and social work services. The procurement employed an open procedure and was initiated on 1 October 2025, extending until either 31 January or 31 March 2026, depending on the location. Notably, the key dates for these services were within late 2025, reflecting the urgent nature of the health service needs addressed.

This tender provides significant business opportunities, particularly for SMEs specializing in health services, like those with experience in vaccination programmes, public health outreach, and community health initiatives. The selection was based on a quality and price criterion, with specific locations including York and Northumberland, which could benefit local suppliers with regional expertise. The contracts catered to businesses able to provide swift, efficient service without viable competitors, demonstrating the importance of standing out in service delivery and pricing. SMEs in the health sector can leverage these opportunities to enhance their service portfolios and fortify their partnership with public health entities.

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Notice Title

Covid Vaccination Outreach services

Notice Description

The provision of Covid Vaccination Outreach services

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Cheshire and Merseyside

The provision of Covid Vaccination Outreach services in York. This process follows an Urgent Award process under the Provider Selection Regime. The contract will be for 4 months starting the 01 October 25 - 31 March 2026.

Options: Services will commence in October 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2026, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 12 months until 31 March 2027.

Lot 2 - Greater Manchester

The provision of Covid Vaccination Outreach services in Northumberland. This award follows an Urgent Award process under the Provider Selection Regime. Length of contract is 01 October 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

Options: Services will commence in October 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2026, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 12 months until 31 March 2027.

Lot 3 - Lancashire and South Cumbria

This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Contract Start Date: 1st October 2025 Contract End Date: 31st March 2026 The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. PS900 per day. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to respond to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.

Options: Services will commence in October 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2026, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 12 months until 31 March 2027.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517e6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066063-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England North East and Yorkshire
Additional Buyers

NHS England

NHS England - North West

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
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
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

Doctor's Pharmacy Limited

GTD Healthcare

H & A K Fletcher Ltd

Haxby Group Pharmacy Ltd

Issa Medical Group

LPC

NHS Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT

Stalybridge PCN

Wellfield Healthcare Ltd

West Northumberland PCN

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