NECS576 - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West

NHS England - North West

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TenderUpdate

01 Aug 2025 at 10:23

Award

16 Jun 2025 at 13:16

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England - North West has announced the awarding of a contract for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service across 66 community pharmacy sites in the North West of England. The procurement, led by North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), falls under the Health services category with the procurement method specified as an open procedure. This initiative is under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for this award. The initial contract term is set for 20 months starting from 1 August 2025, with the possibility of a 24-month extension contingent on performance. Key dates include an award date of 30 June 2025 and a standstill period allowing representations until 27 June 2025.

This public procurement process presents significant opportunities for growth among community pharmacies, particularly those capable of delivering health services such as vaccinations. The allocation of contracts across multiple postcode areas suggests that businesses with a strong regional presence and operational capacity, particularly those in the health services sector in the North West, will be well-suited to compete. The focus on vaccination services indicates a strategic opportunity for suppliers specialising in public health to expand their service offerings and enhance local healthcare accessibility. Moreover, businesses that have previously demonstrated reliable performance in similar health provision contracts may find additional opportunities for partnership through potential extensions of the contract duration.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

NECS576 - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West

Notice Description

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

Lot Information

Liverpool Postcode Areas L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029

Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. 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. 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 response 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. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054940
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045078-2025
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

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England - North West
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MERSEYSIDE
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England)

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
56
Supplier Names

AWA Pharma Ltd CURO PHARMACY

Abedi Pharmaceutical Ltd

Allied Pharmacies Ltd

Bounce Healthcare Ltd

Buckshaw Pharmacy

Burscough Healthcare Ltd

Burscough Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist Argyle Street

Cohens Chemist Darwen Health Centre

Cohens Chemist Eaton Road

Cohens Chemist Everton Road

Cohens Chemist Mere Lane

Cohens Chemist Padiham Road

Cohens Chemist Plane Tree Road

Cohens Chemist Rishton

Cohens Chemist Union Road

Cohens Chemist Whalley New Road

Cohens Chemist Whalley Range

Cohens Preston Old Rd

DDL Davies Pharmacy

Daveys Ltd

David Porter Ltd

Doctors Pharmacy Limited

Everest Pharmacy

Exel Chemists Limited

Exel(Chemists) Limited

Farmaceutics Ltd

Gorgemead Ltd TA Cohens Chem

Green Lane Pharmacy

H and A K Fletcher Ltd

Hollowood Chemists

Imaan ltd

Loquat Pharma Ltd

Mary Davey Chemists Ltd

Moreton Pharmacy

NHL Pharmacy

Nuur Ltd

OptiChem UK Ltd

Ormskirk Pharmacy Ltd

Padiham Healthcare Ltd

Peel St Healthcare Ltd

Prestford Limited

Priory Road Healthcare Limited

RES Healthcare Ltd

Rainbow Healthcare Ltd ta Preston Pharmacy

Riverside Pharmacy

Sharief Healthcare Limited

St Helens Pharmacy ta Fishlocks

Top Tops Ltd

Townfield Pharmacy Ltd

Well Pharmacy Baroldswick

Well Pharmacy Grantham

Well Pharmacy Impington

Well Pharmacy Liverpool Road

Well Pharmacy Peacehaven

Well The Northway

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